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Catalytic hydrogenation of acetophenone to phenyl methyl carbinol

Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1949-04-26
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Granted: 1951-11-20
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Expires: 1969-04-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Howard R Guest
  • 👤 Raymond W Mcnamee

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:14
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/76; B01J23/84; B01J23/85; B01J23/86; B01J23/868; C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/132; C07C29/136; C07C29/143; C07C29/145

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHENYL METHYL CARBINOL BY REDUCTION OF ACETOPHENONE WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING HYDROGEN INTO ACETOPHENONE UNDER A PRESSURE OF AT LEAST 50 P.SI.I. AND AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 125* C. IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST AMOUNT OF AN IRON-COPPER-CHROMIUM MIXED OXIDES HYDROGENATION CATALYST IN WHICH COPPER AND CHROMIUM ARE PRESENT IN A RATIO COMPUTED ON A METAL BASIS, BY WEIGHT OF ABOUT 71 TO 109 PARTS OF COPPER AND ABOUT 8 TO 17 PARTS OF CHROMIUM PER 100 PARTS OF IRON, SAID CATALYST, UPON ACTIVATION, BEING CHARACTERIZED BY BEING MAGNETIC AND BY EXHIBITING LINES CORRESPONDING TO MAGNETIC OXIDE OF IRON, FE304; CUPROUS OXIDE, CU20; AND COPPER IN DIFFRACTION PATTERNS OBTAINED BY COBALT RADIATION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 118 words
A METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHENYL METHYL CARBINOL BY REDUCTION OF ACETOPHENONE WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING HYDROGEN INTO ACETOPHENONE UNDER A PRESSURE OF AT LEAST 50 P.SI.I. AND AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 125* C. IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST AMOUNT OF AN IRON-COPPER-CHROMIUM MIXED OXIDES HYDROGENATION CATALYST IN WHICH COPPER AND CHROMIUM ARE PRESENT IN A RATIO COMPUTED ON A METAL BASIS, BY WEIGHT OF ABOUT 71 TO 109 PARTS OF COPPER AND ABOUT 8 TO 17 PARTS OF CHROMIUM PER 100 PARTS OF IRON, SAID CATALYST, UPON ACTIVATION, BEING CHARACTERIZED BY BEING MAGNETIC AND BY EXHIBITING LINES CORRESPONDING TO MAGNETIC OXIDE OF IRON, FE304; CUPROUS OXIDE, CU20; AND COPPER IN DIFFRACTION PATTERNS OBTAINED BY COBALT RADIATION.

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