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US 8,785,667 B2Granted
Processes for preparing diacids, dialdehydes and polymers
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsVladimir Grushin, Leo Ernest Manzer, Walter Partenheimer
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Abstract
Alcohols are catalytically oxidized to aldehydes, in particular to benzaldehyde and diformylfuran, which are useful as intermediates for a multiplicity of purposes. The invention also relates to the polymerization of the dialdehyde and to the decarbonylation of the dialdehyde to furan.
Claims6
A process for the preparation of a diacid of the formula HOOC—R′—COOH from an alcohol/aldehyde of the formula HOH2C—R′—(C═O)H, wherein R′ is an optionally substituted furan ring, comprising the step of:
- contacting the alcohol/aldehyde with an oxidant in the presence of a metal bromide catalyst and a solvent or a solvent mixture, thereby forming a mixture of an acid/aldehyde having the formula HOOC—R′—(C═O)H and the diacid, and optionally isolating at least one of the acid/aldehyde or the diacid,
- wherein the oxidant is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, oxygen-containing gas and mixture thereof,
- wherein the metal bromide catalyst comprises two or more transition metals, and
- wherein the solvent or the solvent mixture comprises at least one aliphatic C2-C6 monocarboxylic acid compound.
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