Process for preparing arylacetaldehydes
US4338467A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C45/49
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for preparing an arylacetaldehyde by reacting the corresponding arylmethyl halide with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a cobalt compound and a basic reagent in a liquid medium, characterized in that the basic reagent is an alkali metal compound and the liquid medium is a solvent system chosen from nitriles and their mixtures with hydrocarbons, whereby the arylacetaldehyde can be produced in a good yield by the use of a small amount of the cobalt compound as the catalyst.
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