A process for the preparation of n-butyraldehyde and/or n-butanol, in which a) 1,3-butadiene is caused to react with an amine of the formula I R.sup.1 R.sup.2 NH, I in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently denote hydrogen, optionally substituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radicals, or aryl or aralkyl radicals or are linked to form a bridging member which can contain hetero atoms, at elevated temperature and under superatmospheric pressure in the presence of a compound of a Group VIIIb element and in the presence of an alkali metal amide or a basic metal oxide to form a mixture of the adducts of the formulas II ##STR1## and III ##STR2## b) the adduct III is isomerized to the adduct II, c) the adduct II is isomerized in the presence of a homogeneous or heterogeneous transition metal element catalyst in the liquid phase or in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst containing a transition metal element in the gaseous phase to form the enamine of the formula IV ##STR3## and d) n-butyraldehyde and/or n-butanol is/are produced from this enamine.
一种制备
正丁醛和/或
正丁醇的方法,其中a)在高温和超大气压下,在Group VIIIb元素化合物和碱
金属酰胺或碱性金属氧化物的存在下,使
1,3-丁二烯与
化学式I R.sup.1 R.sup.2 NH的胺反应,其中I表示R.sup.1和R.sup.2独立地表示氢、可选取代的脂肪族或环脂族基、芳基或芳基烷基基团,或连接形成可以含有杂原子的桥接成员;形成式II和式III的加合物混合物,b)将加合物III异构化为加合物II,c)在液相中存在均相或非均相过渡
金属元素催化剂或在含有过渡
金属元素的非均相催化剂的气相中,使加合物II异构化为式IV的烯胺,d)从该烯胺中产生
正丁醛和/或
正丁醇。