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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J Elliott, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Filippo Pennella, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568387 ; 568388 ;
Abstract
A process for producing higher ketones comprises the step of contacting under suitable conditions a feed comprising at least one C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 aliphatic aldehyde, and preferably also carbon monoxide, with a catalyst composition comprising (i) copper and/or an oxide thereof and (ii) zinc oxide. Preferably, the feed aldehyde is propanal, and the product comprises at least one C.sub.5 ketone. Ketones are substantially absent from the aldehyde feed.