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US 5,476,827 AGranted
Process for the synthesis of aldehydes and their derivatives and catalyst for use thereof
AssigneeRhone-Poulenc Chimie
InventorsRose-Marie Ferrero, Roland Jacquot
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Abstract
A process for the preparation of aldehydes by hydrogen reduction of carboxylic acids, esters or anhydrides, characterized in that the reduction conducted in the vapor phase, in the presence of a bimetallic catalyst of the ruthenium/tin type.
Claims13
A bimetallic catalyst for use in the preparation of aldehydes from acids comprising tin and ruthenium, which catalyst is optionally supported and is free of boron and wherein the tin and ruthenium are present in amounts such that the molar ratio of tin to ruthenium is not less than 2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.