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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Paul Bournonville, Chatou, FR;
Roger Snappe, Sevres, FR;
Jean Miquel, Paris, FR;
Germain Martino, Poissy, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais Du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568361 ; 568406 ; 568322 ; 2524 / ;
Abstract
A secondary alcohol dissolved in a C.sub.12 to C.sub.20 paraffinic hydrocarbon substantially free of aromatics and of sulfur is dehydrogenated to the corresponding ketone at a temperature of 170.degree.-230.degree. C. in the presence of a catalyst of the Raney nickel type containing from 0.1 to 10% by weight of an additional metal consisting of copper, silver, gold, tin, lead, zinc, cadmium, indium or germanium, the ketone being preferably removed, as it is formed, from the reaction medium. A catalyst for use in the present process is provided.