A process for preparing an 1,3-alkanediol through carbonylation of an epoxide derivative includes the steps of (a) reacting an epoxide derivative with alcohol and carbon monoxide in a solvent at a temperature from about 30 to about 150° C. and at a pressure from about 50 to about 3000 psig in the presence of a catalyst system including an effective amount of a cobalt catalyst and an effective amount of a promoter to afford a reaction mixture including a 3-hydroxyester or derivative thereof in an amount of from 2 to about 95% by weight, (b) separating the reaction product and solvent from the catalyst and promoter, (c) reacting said reaction product and solvent with hydrogen at a temperature from about 30 to about 350° C. and at a pressure from about 50 to about 5000 psig in the presence of a catalyst system for hydrogenation to prepare a hydrogenation product mixture including a 1,3-alkanediol, and (d) recovering the 1,3-alkanediol from the hydrogenation product mixture. Catalyst systems for carrying out the inventive processes are also provided.
一种制备1,3-烷二醇的工艺包括以下步骤:(a) 在溶剂中,将环氧衍
生物与醇和
一氧化碳在温度约30至150°C和压力约50至3000 psig的条件下与催化剂系统反应,所述催化剂系统包括有效量的
钴催化剂和有效量的
促进剂,以生成包含3-羟基酯或其衍
生物的反应混合物,其重量占2至约95%,(b) 将反应产物和溶剂与催化剂和
促进剂分离,(c) 在
氢气存在下,将所述反应产物和溶剂与
氢气在温度约30至350°C和压力约50至5000 psig的条件下与氢化反应催化剂系统反应,制备包含1,3-烷二醇的氢化产物混合物,(d) 从氢化产物混合物中回收1,3-烷二醇。还提供了用于执行这些创新工艺的催化剂系统。