abstract |
THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND ESTERS, SPECIFICALLY BY THE REACTION OF ALCOHOLS AND THEIR ESTER, ETHER AND HALIDE DERIVATIVES WITH CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF CATALYST SYSTEMS CONTAINING AS ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS AN IRIDIUM COMPONENT AND A HALOGEN COMPONENT. THE PROCESS IS ALSO DIRECTED TO THE PRODUCTION OF MIXTURES OF ORGANIC ACIDS AND/OR ORGANIC ESTERS. |