DONALD MORRIS
Osteopathic Medicine at Ballas Rd, Saint Louis, MO

4000170, Dec 28, 1976

Jul 29, 1974

5/492957

Denis Forster - University City MO
Arnold Hershman - Creve Couer MO
Donald E. Morris - Kirkwood MO

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

C07C 5114

260413

The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of carboxylic acids, specifically by the reaction of ethylenically unsaturated compounds with carbon monoxide and water, in the presence of catalyst compositions essentially comprising iridium compounds and complexes, together with an iodide promoter, the improvement being the provision of at least 50 percent by weight of the iridium in the reaction solution in a highly catalytically active form as a species having infrared absorption bands at 2098 cm. sup. -. sup. 1 (vs), 2155 cm. sup. -. sup. 1 (w), 2180 cm. sup. -. sup. 1 (vw, br). By monitoring the infrared absorption spectra of reacting solutions and following the magnitude of the 2098 cm. sup. -. sup. 1 band the operating conditions are adjusted so that this band is present in 50 percent or more concentration relative to the infrared absorption spectral bands of the other iridium species in solution. Through this monitoring and control process significantly increased reactor productivity to carboxylic acids is achieved.

5183918, Feb 2, 1993

Aug 25, 1989

7/398591

Frank P. Jakse - Florissant MO
Donald E. Morris - Kirkwood MO
William Vanderlinde - Creve Coeur MO

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

C07C 6900

558271

The invention relates to a process of producing carbonate esters wherein an alkyl chloroformate is reacted with a phenolsulfonate in an alkaline medium and discloses the improvement whereby dialkylcarbonate formation is reduced by adding an acidifying agent to the reaction mixture after the reaction and before precipitation of the alkylsulfophenyl carbonate.

3948962, Apr 6, 1976

Aug 19, 1974

5/498335

Donald E. Morris - Kirkwood MO
Harold Burnham Tinker - Zurich, CH

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

C07F 1500

260429R

The invention concerns novel compositions of matter having the formula IrX(CO). sub. 2 (R. sub. 3 M) where X = Cl, Br, I, M is P, As, Sb, Bi and R is a C. sub. 1 to C. sub. 20 alkyl, alkoxy, aryl or aryloxy radical. There is also described herein a process for the preparation of these novel compounds. The compounds find use as hydrocarboxylation catalysts, especially in the absence of added halide promoters.

4633015, Dec 30, 1986

Nov 9, 1984

6/669910

Albert S. C. Chan - St. Charles MO
Donald E. Morris - Kirkwood MO

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

C07C 2702, C07C 5109, C07C 5514

562590

The dicarbonylation product of 1,4-disubstituted-2-butene is useful as intermediate in the production of adipic acid, hexamethylenediamine and 1,6-hexanediol. It is produced by carbonylating a solution of the disubstituted butene in a polar, aprotic non-basic solvent at 80. degree. -140. degree. C. in the presence of a catalyst comprised of a halide of the transition metal. The dicarbonylation product is converted to adipic acid by hydrogenation followed by hydrolysis.

4029748, Jun 14, 1977

Jul 29, 1974

5/492958

Denis Forster - University City MO
Arnold Hershman - Creve Couer MO
Donald E. Morris - Kirkwood MO

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

C01G 104

423418

The complexes [Ir(CO). sub. 3 I], [HIr(CO). sub. 3 I. sub. 2 ], [HIr(CO). sub. 2 I. sub. 2 (H. sub. 2 O)], [RIr(CO). sub. 2 I. sub. 2 ], [(RCO)Ir(CO). sub. 2 I. sub. 2 ] where R is an alkyl radical, are described. Processes for preparing the aforesaid complexes are described and in addition a new process for preparation of [Ir(CO). sub. 3 I. sub. 3 ] is described.