Abstract:
A CATALYST COMPOSITION WHICH COMPRISES A COMPOSITE OF A CATALYTIC COMPONENT OF A COPPER PHOSPAHTE AND A SILVER PHOSPAHTE AND A NON-CATALYTIC REFRACTORY SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, THE CATALYST COMPOSITION CAN INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE ALKALI METAL PHOSPHATE.
Abstract:
This invention discloses a process for preparing orthochlorobenzaldehyde which comprises chlorinating the side chains of a mixture of ortho- and para-chlorotoluene containing from about 50 to about 85 percent by weight of the orthoisomer in the liquid phase with chlorine gas until the ratio of orthochlorobenzal chloride to parachlorobenzal chloride in the reaction mixture is at least about 10 to 1 by weight, hydrolyzing the resulting mixture to the corresponding benzaldehyde and benzoic acids and thereafter recovering the orthochlorobenzaldehyde therefrom.