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US 4,278,517 AGranted
Osmium catalyzed hydroxylation of olefins with selenoxide cooxidants
AssigneeUnion Carbide Corporation
InventorAnthony G. Abatjoglou
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Abstract
A process for producing glycols by the catalytic oxidation of olefinic compounds which comprises contacting an olefinic compound with an organic selenoxide in an aqueous alkaline medium in the presence of a catalytic amount of octavalent osmium to form the corresponding glycol.
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A process for producing glycols by the catalytic oxidation of olefinic compounds which comprises contacting an olefinic compound with an organic selenoxide in an aqueous alkaline medium in the presence of a catalytic amount of octavalent osmium to form the corresponding glycol.
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