Affiliation: | a Texaco Chemical Company, P.O. Box 15730, Austin, TX 78761 USA b Shell Development Company, P.O. Box 1830, Houston, TX 77251 USA c Texaco R and D Beacon, P.O. Box 509, Beacon, NY 12508 USA d Texaco Lubricants Company, P.O. Box 4427, Houston, TX 77210 USA |
Abstract: | Recent research at Texaco regarding new synthesis gas chemistry has focused on (a) the production of aliphatic primary amines through olefin oxoamination using CO/H2 plus ammonia, (b) the amidocarbonylation of olefin and aldehyde substrates for the synthesis of a variety of amidocarboxylic acids and (c) the development of a Texaco Fischer-Tropsch process for the generation of low MW alcohol fuels. Both the scope and chemistry of these syntheses will be discussed in this chapter. Important classes of chemical products that can be made using this technology include surface active agents, specialty surfactants, food additives, chelating agents, as well as intermediates for sweetness, anticorrosion agents and paint dispersants. |