Patent ID: 11932592
Assignee: ALMA MATER STUDIORUM—UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA
Field: Organic fine chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A process for the condensation of a primary aliphatic alcohol in a homogeneous phase comprising contacting said primary aliphatic alcohol with a catalyst mixture, wherein said catalyst mixture comprises:
a) a catalyst comprising a complex of a transition metal of groups 7-11, wherein said transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Mn, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt and Cu;
b) a base; and
c) an additive, wherein said additive is selected from any one of the classes of compounds of the group consisting of pyridines N-oxide, isoquinolines N-oxide, quinolines N-oxide, benzoquinones, naphthoquinones and TEMPO.