Method for the telomerization of non-cyclic olefins

1. A process for telomerizing a noncyclic olefin having at least two conjugated double bonds (VI) in a feedstock comprising an acetylenically unsaturated compound, with at least one nucleophile (VII) in the presence of a catalyst having activity effective for the telomerization containing a metal of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, comprising:

recycling at least a portion of the catalyst into the telomerization; and

adding hydrogen via a hydrogen source at least to the recycled catalyst,

wherein

the hydrogen is added when the activity of the catalyst for telomerization has declined significantly in comparison to the starting activity.

2. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the hydrogen source is at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen-containing gas, formic acid, a formate, an alcohol and hydrazine.

3. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the feedstock further comprises a hydrocarbon other than the noncyclic olefin having at least two conjugated double bonds and the acetylenically unsaturated compound.

4. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a content of the acetvlenically unsaturated compound is up to 5% by mass.

5. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the acetylenically unsaturated compound comprises at least one of vinylacetylene and 1-butyne.

6. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

further comprising: selectively hydrogenating a portion of the acetylenically unsaturated compound before the telomerization.

7. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

a molar ratio of hydrogen in the hydrogen source to the catalyst metal added to the catalyst recycling is at least 1 to 1.

8. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the feedstock comprises greater than 90% by mass of C 4 hydrocarbons.

9. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the noncyclic olefin having at least two conjugated double bonds comprises1,3-butadiene or isoprene.

10. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the telomerization catalyst is a palladium-carbene complex which contains a carbene ligand of formula VIII:

wherein

R 2 ; R 3 : are the same or different and are each

a) linear, branched, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or alicyclic alkyl groups having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms, or

b) substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic aryl groups having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms or

c) mono- or polycyclic, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle having from 4 to 24 carbon atoms and at least one heteroatom from the group of N, O and S, and

R′, R″: are the same or different and are each

hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, —CN, —COOH, —COO-alkyl-, —COO-aryl-, —OCO-alkyl-, —OCO-aryl-, —OCOO-alkyl-, —OCOO-aryl-, —CHO, —CO-alkyl-, —CO-aryl-, —O-alkyl-, —O-aryl-, —NH 2 , —NH(alkyl)-, —N(alkyl) 2 -, —NH(aryl)-, —N(alkyl) 2 -, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , -ferrocenyl, —SO 3 H, —PO 3 H 2 , where the alkyl groups contain 1-24 carbon atoms and the aryl and heteroaryl groups from 5 to 24 carbon atoms, and the R′ and R″ radicals may also be part of a bridging aliphatic or aromatic ring.

11. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the telomerization catalyst is a palladium-carbene complex which contains a carbene ligand selected from the group of carbene ligands consisting of formula IX, X, XI and XII:

wherein

R 2 ; R 3 : are the same or different and are each

a) linear, branched, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or alicyclic alkyl groups having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms, or

b) substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic aryl groups having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms or

c) mono- or polycyclic, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle having from 4 to 24 carbon atoms and at least one heteroatom from the group of N, O and S, and

R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 : are the same or different and are each

hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, —CN, —COOH, —COO-alkyl-, —COO-aryl-, —OCO-alkyl-, —OCO-aryl-, —OCOO-alkyl-, —OCOO-aryl-, —CHO, —CO-alkyl-, —CO-aryl-, —O-alkyl-, —O-aryl-, —NH 2 , —NH(alkyl)-, —N(alkyl) 2 -, —NH(aryl)-, —N(alkyl) 2 -, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —CF 3 , —NO 2 , -ferrocenyl, —SO 3 H, —PO 3 H 2 , where the alkyl groups contain 1-24 carbon atoms and the aryl and heteroaryl groups from 5 to 24 carbon atoms, and the R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 radicals may also be part of a bridging aliphatic or aromatic ring.

12. The process as claimed in claim 10 ,

wherein

a ratio of ligand to metal [mol/mol] in the reaction mixture is from 0.01:1 to 250:1.

13. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the at least one nucleophile (VII) is at least one selected from the group consisting of formulae VIIa, VIIb and VIIc

R 1a —O—H   VIIa

(R 1a )(R 1b )N—H   VIIb

R 1a —COOH   VIIc

wherein R 1a and R 1b are each independently selected from hydrogen, a linear, branched or cyclic C 1 to C 22 -alkyl group, -alkenyl group or -alkynyl group, a C 5 to C 18 -aryl group or a —CO-alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 ) group or a —CO-aryl-(C 5 - C 10 ) group, where these groups may contain substituents selected from the group of —CN, —COOH,—COO-alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 ), —CO-alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 ), -aryl-(C 5 -C 10 ), —CO-aryl-(C 6 -C 10 ), —O-alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 ), —O—CO-alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 ), —N-alkyl 2 -(C 1 -C 8 ), —CHO, —SO 3 H, —NH 2 , —F, —Cl, —OH, —CF 3 and —NO 2 , and where the R 1a and R 1b radicals may be joined together via covalent bonds.

14. The process as claimed in claim 13 ,

wherein

the nucleophile (VII) is at least one selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, phenols, polyols, carboxylic acids, ammonia and primary or secondary amines.

15. The process as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the telomerization is carried out in the presence of a solvent.

16. The process as claimed in claim 13 ,

wherein

the nucleophile (VII) is also a solvent for the telomerization.

17. The process as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

adding a hydrogen source to the telomerization.

18. A mixture comprising 2,7-octadienyl derivatives obtained by the process according to claim 1 .

19. A method for preparing 1-octene which comprises the 2,7-octadienyl derivative as claimed in claim 18 .