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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norman L Holy, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Theodore E Nalesnik, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
260333 ; 260338 ; 2603451 ; 26034611 ; 568402 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of cyclic ethers which comprises reacting an alkanediol in which the hydroxyl groups are separated by a chain of at least four carbon atoms in the liquid phase of a catalyst comprising a palladium salt and a copper salt, and recovering the cyclic ether thus formed by a separation step such as distillation. The reaction is carried out in a molecular oxygen gaseous atmosphere. A preferred catalyst is palladium chloride in combination with a copper salt such as cupric chloride or cupric nitrate.