1,3-Butadiene → 1,3-Butadiene

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Reaction Steps

CPCA is derived from 1,3-butadiene by a sequence of four reactions. Monoepoxidation of 1,3-butadiene produces 3,4-epoxy-1-butene (EPB) as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,897,498 and 4,950,773. This epoxide is isomerized to 2,5-DHF (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,082,956 and 5,315,019) which is isomerized to 2,3-DHF (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,254,701 and 5,536,851). Finally, 2,3-DHF is isomerized to CPCA (C. L. Wilson, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 69, 3002 (1947) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,502,257).

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