Method for the hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds

US6207865A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Boris Breitscheidel · Fulda, DE
• Marc Walter · Bischofswerda, DE
• Detlef Kratz · Heidelberg, DE
• Gerhard Schulz · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Manfred Sauerwald · Meckenheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 11, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 27, 2001
• Expiry date: Jan 11, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C29/141
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A carbonyl compound or a mixture of two or more carbonyl compounds is catalytically hydrogenated in the presence of a Raney copper catalyst in the form of nuggets.