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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1977

Filed:

Jul. 09, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:

Manfred Martin, Cologne, DT;

Gerhard Scharfe, Leverkusen, DT;

Assignee:

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2603 / ; 252416 ; 2603464 ;
Abstract

1,4-Naphthoquinone is prepared by reacting naphthalene with molecular oxygen in a gaseous phase in the presence of a catalyst containing vanadium. Prior to reacting the naphthalene with oxygen, the catalyst is pre-treated with molecular oxygen at 300.degree. to 400.degree. C in the absence of organic compounds and immediately thereafter a gas mixture containing naphthalene and molecular oxygen is passed over the pretreated catalyst at temperatures in the range of 300.degree. to 400.degree. C. The catalyst pre-treatment can be carried out in the presence of water vapor and the subsequent reaction of naphthalene with molecular oxygen can also be carried out in the presence of water vapor.


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