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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Engelbach, Limburgerhof, DE;
Michael J Sprague, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568471 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of glyoxal by vapor phase oxidation of ethylene glycol with oxygen over a copper-containing oxidation catalyst at an elevated temperature and in the presence of a phosphorus compound which is volatile under the reaction conditions, the amount of phosphorus (calculated as P) being from 1 to 100 ppm, based on the weight of ethylene glycol.