Patent · US Expired

Electrochemical oxidation of alkyl aromatic compounds

US4354904A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
5References
12Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1981
Grant dateOct 19, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 13, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25B3/23
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Aromatic aldehydes may be prepared by subjecting a methyl-substituted aromatic compound to an electrical energy which includes a direct electrical current utilizing a basic medium to form an acetal, following which the acetal may be converted to the desired aldehyde by subjecting said acetal to acid hydrolysis.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.