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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuhiko Tamura, Kita-Kyushu, JP;
Haruo Katsumata, Kita-Kyushu, JP;
Kiyoharu Urakawa, Kita-Kyushu, JP;
Yoshiaki Ohtani, Nakama, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568345 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)cyclohexanone and/or a 2-alkylidene cyclohexanone. According to the present invention, the reaction of cyclohexanone with an aliphatic aldehyde is conducted in a heterogeneous system of an oil-in-water emulsion, whereby it is possible to obtain the 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)cyclohexanone and/or the 2-alkylidene cyclohexanone in high selectivity.