Patent ID: 6040457
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: C07D,Y02P

Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a formylimidazole of the formula: ##STR9##or ##STR10## in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl group, and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, comprising catalytically oxidizing a hydroxymethylimidazole of the formula: ##STR11##or ##STR12## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as defined above, in the presence of a noble-metal catalyst, the catalytic oxidation taking place in the presence of a peroxide.