The invention provides a process for the hydrogenation of a reactant selected from the group consisting of: (a) a 5- or 6-membered lactone that is substituted at the ring-closing carbon atom and has a proton at a carbon atom adjacent to the ring-closing carbon atom; (b) an ester of a carboxylic acid having a gamma-carbonyl group and a proton at a carbon atom adjacent to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group; and (c) a carboxylic acid having a gamma-carbonyl group and a proton at a carbon atom adjacent to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group, wherein the reactant is contacted with a strongly acidic heterogeneous catalyst comprising a hydrogenating metal, in the presence of hydrogen, at a temperature in the range of from 100 to 350° C. and a pressure in the range of from 1 to 150 bar (absolute). The invention further provides a fuel composition, preferably a diesel composition, comprising di-alkyl 4-methylnonanedioate or di-alkyl 3-ethyl-4-methylheptanedioate.
本发明提供了一种反应物的氢化工艺,该反应物选自由以下组成的组:(a) 在闭环碳原子上被取代且在邻近闭环碳原子的碳原子上有质子的 5 或 6 元内酯; (b) 具有γ-羰基且在邻近羰基碳原子的碳原子上有质子的
羧酸酯;(c) 具有γ-羰基并在邻近羰基碳原子的碳原子上具有质子的
羧酸,其中反应物在
氢气存在下,在 100 至 350 摄氏度的温度范围内,与由氢化
金属组成的强酸性异相催化剂接触。压力范围为 1 至 150 巴(绝对压力)。本发明进一步提供了一种燃料组合物,最好是柴油组合物,其中包含 4-甲基
壬二酸二烷基酯或 3-乙基-
4-甲基庚二酸二烷基酯。