CATALYTIC COMPOSITION FOR ETHYLENE OXIDE HYDROFORMYLATION, METHOD OF ITS PREPARING AND A METHOD OF SYNTHESIS OF 1,3-PROPANEDIOL AND 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ALDEHYDE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: organic chemistry. SUBSTANCE: product: 1,3-propanediol and 3-hydroxypropionic aldehyde. Reagent 1: ethylene oxide. Reagent 2: carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Reaction conditions: catalytic composition containing anionic rhodium-containing complex with phosphite ligand at molar ratio ligand to rhodium 0.1-100; ionic component linked with noncovalent bonds with anionic rhodium-containing component at molar ratio of ionic component to rhodium 0.1-10, and cation distinct from hydrogen ion, at molar ratio of cation to rhodium 0.1-100. Composition is used in organic synthesis. EFFECT: improved properties of composition. 16 cl