Process for producing alcohols
AssigneesFujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Eiichi Nakamura
InventorsEiichi Nakamura, Masaya Sawamura
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Abstract
A novel process for producing alcohols, characterized by reacting an organic halide represented by the formula R—X (wherein R means an organic residue and X means a halogen atom) with oxygen molecules in the presence of an organotin compound and a reducing agent and optionally in the presence of a free-radical inhibitor in an amount up to 0.3 equivalent based on the organic halide to obtain an alcohol represented by the general formula R—OH (wherein R has the same meaning as the above).
Claims8
A process for producing an alcohol comprising reacting an organohalogen compound of the formula:
- R—X
- with
- molecular oxygen in the presence of an organotin compound and a reducing agent,
- wherein said reacting occurs either in the absence of a radical initiator or in the presence of not more than 0.3 equivalent, based on the organohalogen compound, of a radical initiator to provide an alcohol of the formula:
- R—OH
- wherein R represents an organic residue and X represents a halogen and
- wherein the amount of the organotin compound ranges from 0.005˜0.5 equivalent, based on the organohalogen compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.