Process for reacting an organic compound in the presence of a supported ruthenium catalyst

US5936126A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Thomas Ruhl · Bischofswerda, DE
• Boris Breitscheidel · Fulda, DE
• Jochem Henkelmann · Mannheim, DE
• Wolfgang Reif · Bischofswerda, DE
• Helmuth Menig · Friedelsheim, DE
• Sabine Weiguny · Freinsheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 18, 1997
• Grant date: Aug 10, 1999
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C2601/14
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for the hydrogenation of an aromatic compound, in which at least one hydroxyl group is attached to an aromatic core, or an aromatic compound, in which at least one amino group is attached to an aromatic core, in the presence of a catalyst containing, as active metal, ruthenium and optionally one or more other Group IB, VIIB, or VIIIB metals, applied to a macroporous support.