Process for the selective hydration of vinyloxirane to 1,2-butylene oxide of heterogeneous catalysts

US5929261A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Christoph Sigwart · Schriesheim, DE
• Daniel Heineke · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Klemens Flick · Herxheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 1998
• Grant date: Jul 27, 1999
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07D301/00
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for preparing 1,2-butylene oxide by catalytic hydrogenation of vinyloxirane over a heterogeneous catalyst comprises using a catalyst prepared by applying at least one element of groups 7 to 11 of the Periodic Table in the form of a sol to an inert support.