The invention relates to the technical field of organic
alcohol synthesis, and discloses a method for synthesizing
isononyl alcohol. The method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing octylene, a
rhodium catalyst and a
phosphine ligand, then introducing synthesis gas into the obtained mixture, and carrying out
hydroformylation reaction to obtain isononanal; (2) in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, mixing the isononanal with
hydrogen for
hydrogenation reaction; wherein the
phosphine ligand is selected from two or more of
triphenyl phosphite,
tris (2, 4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phenyl phosphite,
triphenylphosphine, 6, 6 '-{[5, 5'-dimethoxy-3, 3 '-bis (2-methyl-2-propyl)-2, 2'-
biphenyl diyl] bis (oxy)} bis [dibenzo (d, f) (1, 3, 2) dioxaphosphoheptane] and 4, 5-bis (
diphenylphosphine)-9, 9-dimethyl
xanthene. According to the method, the conversion rate of mixed octylene in the
hydroformylation process and the selectivity and yield of isononyl
aldehyde can be remarkably improved, so that the yield of
isononyl alcohol is improved,
reaction conditions are mild, and the method has remarkable economic value and wide industrial application prospects.