Patent ID: 7057082

Claim:
A process for the telomerization of a conjugated diene comprising reacting the conjugated diene with a compound containing an active hydrogen atom, wherein said compound is selected from the group consisting of alkanols, hydroxyl-aromatic compounds, carboxylic acids, ammonia, primary amines, secondary amines, and water, in the presence of a telomerization catalyst based on: (a) a source of group VIII metal, (b) a bidentate ligand wherein the bidentate ligand has the general formula I R 1 R 2 M 1 —R—M 2 R 3 R 4 (I) wherein M 1 and M 2 are independently P, As or Sb; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 independently represent a monovalent aliphatic group; or R 1 , R 2 and M 1 together and/or R 3 , R 4 and M 2 together independently represent an optionally substituted aliphatic cyclic group with at least 5 ring atoms, wherein one ring atom in said cyclic group is M 1 or M 2 ; and R represents a bivalent organic bridging group.