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Process for the preparation of an aldehyde

US4605782A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 1985
Grant dateAug 12, 1986
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C45/41
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An aldehyde is prepared by passing an aromatic carboxylic compound or an aliphatic carboxylic compound having at most one .alpha.-hydrogen atom in the acyl group, in the presence of hydrogen at elevated temperature over a catalyst comprising at least 25% w of iron oxide expressed as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, calculated on the total catalyst.

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