Process for the oxidation of alcohols to acids

Details Process for the oxidation of alcohols to acids Process for the oxidation of alcohols to acids

1990-07-13

1992-06-16

Dees, Jose G.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Fatty compounds having an acid moiety which contains the...

5625122, 562538, 562540, 554136, 554207, C09F 702

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ABSTRACT:
The instant invention relates to a process for the oxidation of primary alcohols to the corresponding acids, which comprises contacting and thereby reacting an alcohol with a tertiary amine oxide compound at elevated temperatures in the presence of a homogeneous oxidation catalyst comprising a Group VIII metal and a promoter comprising a quaternary ammonium bromide, and subsequently separating out acids from the reaction mixture product.

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