公开(公告)号：US09926248B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-27

申请号：US14902247

申请日：2014-06-25

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Joaquim Henrique Teles ,  Joachim Simon ,  Martine Dehn ,  Manuel Danz ,  Richard Dehn

IPC: C07C29/16 ,  C07C29/88 ,  C07C29/09

CPC classification number: C07C29/16 ,  C07C29/095 ,  C07C29/88 ,  C07C31/125

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing 2,3,5-trimethyl benzoquinone or a compound containing 2,3,5-trimethyl benzoquinone, the method comprising the following steps: Oxidation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol with oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas in a two- or multi-phase reaction medium in the presence of a catalyst or catalyst system containing at least one copper (II)-halide to a mixture containing 2,3,5-trimethyl benzoquinone, characterized in that the reaction medium contains water and at least one secondary aliphatic acyclic alcohol having 6 or more, preferably 7 or more, carbon atoms.