Preparation of .alpha.-hydroxymethal acetals
US5266171A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25B3/23
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for preparing an .alpha.-hydroxymethyl acetal by the electrochemical oxidation of a carbonyl compound, e.g. an aliphatic or aromatic aldehyde or ketone, with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkanol under non-alkaline conditions and in the presence of an auxiliary electrolyte containing from 0 to 5% and preferably 0.5 to 3% by weight of water.
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