Patent ID: 7030286

Claim:
A process for preparing 1-octene, which comprises: (I) reacting 1,3-butadiene with a telogen of the formula H—X—Y—H, where X is O, N, S or P and Y is C, N, or Si and X and Y bear, depending on their valence, further substituents, in the presence of a telomerization catalyst to form a telomer of the formula: H 2 C═CH—CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH═CH—CH 2 —X—Y—H (II), (II) hydrogenating the telomere to form a 1-substituted 2-octene of the formula: H 3 C—CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH═CH—CH 2 —X—Y—H (III); and (III) dissociating the 1-substituted 2-octene to give 1-octene and other dissociation products (IV).