Claims
- 1. A process for the preparation of an alkyl adipate comprising
- (i) enriching an alkyl 3-pentenoate containing raw material to at least 5% alkyl 2-pentenoate by addition of alkyl 2-pentenoate to form an admixture, and
- (ii) reacting said admixture with carbon monoxide and an alcohol, at elevated temperature, under superatmospheric pressure and in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of cobalt or a cobalt compound and a nitrogenous heterocyclic base.
- 2. The process as defined by claim 1, said alkyl 2-pentenoate comprising at least 10% of said admixture thereof.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/980,237, filed Nov. 23, 1992 now abandoned.
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