Allyl acetate, 1,4-butanediol from

The production of 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) from propylene via the carbonylation of allyl acetate is noted in Chapter 8. 1,4-Butanediol from maleic anhydride is discussed later in this chapter. An alternative route for the diol is through the acetoxylation of butadiene with acetic acid followed by hydrogenation and hydrolysis. 

Both homogeneous and heterogeneous procedures have been developed for the synthesis of allyl acetate from propene (equation 137 and Table 6). Allyl acetate is an interesting intermediate which can be hydrolyzed to allyl alcohol,424 or hydroformylated to a 1,4-butanediol or THF precursor.425... 

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