35329-51-2Relevant articles and documents
PROCESS FOR PREPARING MONO AND DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS
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The present application relates to a process for preparing a dicarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic ester according to general formula (IV) R1OOC-(CH2)m-CH2CH2-(CH2)y-COOR4 (IV), comprising the steps of subjecting alkenoic acid or alkenoate of formula (II) R1OOC-(CH2)m-CH=CH-(CH2)x-H (II) to a metathesis reaction in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to form a longer-chain alkenoic acid or alkenoate of formula (III) R1OOC-(CH2)m-CH=CH-(CH2)y-H (III) where xa carbonylation reaction in the presence of a carbonylation catalyst and a carbonyl source to form said compound of Formula (IV). Alternative embodiments provide: a process for preparing an alkenoic acid or alkenoate comprising the step of subjecting a lactone to a ring opening reaction; a process for preparing a monocarboxylic acid or monocarboxylic ester according to general formula (XI) R1OOC-(CH2)m-CH2-(CH2)y-CH3 (XI) by subjecting an alkenoic acid or alkenoate to alkene hydrogenation; and a process for preparing an alcohol or ether according to general formula (XII) R1O-CH2-(CH2)m-CH2-(CH2)y-CH3 (XII) by subjecting an alkenoic acid or alkenoate to hydrogenation. The use of the respective mono/dicarboxylic acid, mono/dicarboxylic ester, ethers or alcohols in a variety of applications is also disclosed.
