Patent ID: 6300534
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
A process for producing hydrocarbons, wherein a mono-olefin hydrocarbon and/or a di-olefin hydrocarbon represented by the following formula (3) is selectively produced comprising dehydrogenating or oxidative-dehydrogenating a reaction mixture of any one of hydrocarbons among the hydrocarbons represented by the following formula (1) and any one of hydrocarbons among the hydrocarbons represented by the following formula (2), and distilling said reaction mixture after said dehydrogenating or oxidative-dehydrogenating step: ##STR3##and R.sup.1 is a vinyl group or an ethyl group, with the proviso that R is ##STR4##and/or R.sup.1 is a vinyl group, andfurther wherein said reaction mixture comprises, by weight, 1-40% of any one of the hydrocarbons represented by said formula (2) based on the total amount of hydrocarbons represented by formula (1) and formula (2).