Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine

Pierre-Yves Chavant

Pierre Tozzolino

Gerard Cahiez

Process of preparation of secondary or tertiary alcohols by the action of an organic halide on metallic manganese, in the presence of a carbonyl compound in a solvent followed by hydrolysis; a compound of a metal of Groups II to VIII of the Periodic Classification of the Elements, less electropositive than manganese, is present in the reaction medium.

Manufacture of tertiary and secondary alcohols by the action of an

Process of preparation of alcohols by the reaction of an organic halide with a carbonyl compound in an organic solvent, in the presence of metallic manganese, followed by hydrolysis of the reaction product; the reaction is initiated and activated by an ester present in the reaction medium.

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Pierre-Yves Chavant