Patent ID: 6441243
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: C07C,C07F,C08G,Y02P

Abstract:
A process for the selective oxidation of alcohols to ketones or to aldehydes by means of an alkali hypohalite under alkaline conditions, which comprises carrying out the oxidation in the presence of a heterogeneous oxidation catalyst in the absence of a reaction-accelerating additive, wherein the oxidation catalyst is insoluble in the reaction medium and is selected from the group consisting of the compounds of formula (I), (II) and (III) (III), wherein n is a number from 3 to 3000; or a 4-oxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl that is 4-oxy-bound to a Merrifield polymer.