Kao Soap Company, Ltd.

Kao Corporation

Hiroshi Kimura

Kazuhito Matsutani

Keiichi Tsuto

Fumiro Hoshino

Shunichi Tsutsumi

A compound having a carbonyl group and/or a carboxyl group is produced by catalytically oxidizing a polyhydric alcohol having at least one primary hydroxyl group and at least one secondary hydroxyl group in the presence of a supported catalyst comprising at least one catalytic component selected from among the following components (I) to (IV) loaded on a support:

Process for producing compound having carbonyl and/or carboxyl group

Aliphatic amines are prepared by reacting an aliphatic alcohol or an aliphatic aldehyde, with ammonia or a primary or secondary amine, in the presence of a homogeneous colloidal catalyst prepared by reducing a mixture of components A and B, a mixture of components A and C, or a mixture of components A, B and C, wherein component A is an inner complex salt of copper or silver, or a carboxylate of copper or silver; component B is an inner complex salt of an element of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of Elements, manganese or zinc, or a carboxylate of said element; and component C is a fatty acid or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal carboxylate. In the case of a mixture of components A and B, the mixture contains at least one of said inner complex salts and at least one of said carboxylates. In the case of a mixture of components A, B and C, the mixture contains at least one of said inner complex salts.

Process for producing an aliphatic amine

Aliphatic amines are prepared by reacting an aliphatic alcohol or an aliphatic aldehyde with ammonia or a primary or secondary aliphatic amine, in the presence of a homogeneous colloidal catalyst prepared by reducing a copper or silver salt of a carboxylic acid. The catalyst may optionally contain other metal carboxylates.

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