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Selective hydrogenation of aromatic groups in the presence of epoxy groups

US5614646A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

BASF SE

Inventors

Thomas Wettling · Schifferstadt, DE
Ludwig Schuster · Schifferstadt, DE
Jochem Henkelmann · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 17, 1995
Grant date	Mar 25, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07D303/24
WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the selective hydrogenation of aromatic groups of organic molecules carrying at least one aromatic group and one epoxy group with hydrogen in the presence of a ruthenium-containing catalyst, in which the hydrogenation is carried out in the presence of from 0.2 to 10 wt % of water, based on the reaction mixture.

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