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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568313 ; 568345 ; 568390 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of .alpha.-methylsubstituted ketones by reacting the corresponding non-methylsubstituted ketones with formaldehyde under hydrogenating conditions. The reaction proceeds easily and with good yields if a catalyst containing metallic palladium deposited on a zirconium, hafnium, titanium or tin phosphate is used. The products are valuable intermediates for the preparation of dyes, crop protection agents or drugs.