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US 4,045,498 AGranted
Method of hydroxylation
AssigneeFats and Proteins Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorNorman C. Deno
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Abstract
A process for the production of alcohols comprises hydroxylating a saturated hydrocarbon at between about 20.degree. C. and about 130.degree. C. with an oxygenated amine. The amine may be a hydroxylated secondary amine or an oxide of a tertiary amine. The reaction medium includes a Lewis acid and a salt of divalent or trivalent iron.
Claims27
The process of preparing alcohols by single-carbon hydroxylation, which comprises the steps of:
- reacting a saturated hydrocarbon compound with an N-oxygenated amine in a medium including a Lewis acid and a ferrous salt;
- and separating the reaction product from said medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.