Inventors:
John M. Maher - Charleston WV
James E. Babin - Hurricane WV
Ernst Billig - Huntington WV
David R. Bryant - South Charleston WV
Tak W. Leung - Charleston WV
Assignee:
Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation - Danbury CT
International Classification:
C07C 4550
Abstract:
An improved rhodium-organophosphite complex catalyzed hydroformylation process, the improvement comprising carrying out said process in the presence of a catalytic activity enhancing additive said additive being selected from the class consisting of added water, a weakly acidic compound, or both added water and a weakly acidic compound.