Patent AT-E399750-T1: [Translated] HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESS FOR CONVERTING AN ETHYLENEICALLY UNSATURATED COMPOUND INTO AN ALCOHOL

The invention pertains to a hydroformylation process for the conversion of an ethylenically unsaturated compound to an alcohol comprising a first step of reacting at an elevated temperature in a reactor the ethylenically unsaturated compound, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and a phosphine-containing cobalt hydroformylation catalyst, which are dissolved in a solvent, followed by a second step of separating a mixture comprising the alcohol and heavy ends from a solution comprising the catalyst and the solvent, followed by a third step of recycling the solution to the reactor.