Abstract:
The invention relates to the production of C 4 oxygenates, in particular 2-butanol and butanone, comprising the reaction of ethene with ethanol to form 2-butanol under conditions in which ethanol is in a supercritical state.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for the production of 4,4'-[1-(trifluoromethyl)alkylidene]-bis-(2,6-diphenylphenols), in particular to the production of 4,4'-[1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]-bis-(2,6-diphenylphenol), comprising the self-condensation of cyclohexanone in the presence of a basic catalyst to form tricyclic condensation products, dehydration of the obtained tricyclic condensation products in the presence of a carrier-bound transition metal catalyst in condensed phase to form 2,6-diphenylphenol, and reaction of the 2,6-diphenylphenol with a trifluoromethylketone. In addition, the invention relates to an improved method for the production of 2,6-diphenylphenol by aldol self-condensation of cyclohexanone.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a particularly economic, complete method for producing menthol, especially for the production of optically active, essentially enantiomerically and diastereomerically pure L-menthol and of racemic menthol starting from the commercially accessible, inexpensive parent material citral. The method comprises the following steps: a.1 ) catalytic hydrogenation of neral and/or geranial to form citronellal, b.1 ) cyclisation of citronellal to form isopulegol in the presence of an acidic catalyst, c.1 ) purification of isopulegol by crystallisation and d.1 ) catalytic hydrogenation of isopulegol to form menthol.