Patent ID: 6232258
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B01J,C07C

Abstract:
A catalyst composition for oxygenating a bridged cyclic hydrocarbon with oxygen, which comprises;an imide compound shown by the following formula (1) ##STR4##wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an acyl group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may bond together to form a double bond or an aromatic or non-aromatic ring; X represents an oxygen atom or a hydroxyl group; and n denotes an integer of 1 to 3,and a strong acid selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen halide, a hydrohalogenic acid, sulfuric acid and a polyacid.