Przemysl Chemiczny, Vol.82, No.8-9, 645-648, 2003
Studies on the synthesis of propane-1,3-diol, a new raw material for polyester fibers. Part I. Synthesis of 3-hydroxypropanal
Acrolein, 15%, hydrated in an aq. H2SO4 catalyst (2.0%) for 4-5 h at 40-50degreesC yielded (60%) 3-hydroxypropanal. Temperature, catalyst concentration, and reaction time affected conversion much more than did acrolein concentration. Box-Benken's experiment design (Stratigraphics, ver. 1.4) was used to develop suitable equations to optimize the reaction parameters.