Patent ID: 7279517
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: C08G

Abstract:
1. A process for the alkoxylation of organic compounds, which comprises: reacting at least one organic compound, which is capable of being alkoxylated, with at least one alkoxylation agent in the presence of a catalyst system to form a polyether alcohol, wherein the catalyst system comprises a metallo-organic framework material comprising pores and at least one metal ion and at least one at least bidentate organic compound, which is coordinately bounded to said metal ion, wherein the at least bidentate organic compound is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aromatic polycarboxylic acids, which may comprise one or more nuclei; and substituted or unsubstituted aromatic polycarboxylic acids, which comprise at least one heteroatom and which may have one or more nuclei.