oxo process
[ ok-soh ]
nounChemistry.
a process for producing carbonyl compounds, especially alcohols and aldehydes, by adding, under high pressure, carbon monoxide and hydrogen to an olefin in the presence of a cobalt catalyst.
Origin of oxo process
1- Also called oxo reaction.
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