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Process for preparing 6-hydroxycaproic esters

US8183411B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BASF SE

Inventors

Rolf Pinkos · Bad Dürkheim, DE
Tilman Sirch · Schifferstadt, DE
Gerd-Dieter Tebben · Mannheim, DE
Rolf Fischer · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 29, 2009
Grant date	May 22, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07C2601/14
WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present application relates to an improved process for preparing 6-hydroxycaproic esters from the by-product mixtures which are obtained in the oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone with oxygen or oxygen-comprising gas mixtures.

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