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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Georg Dambkes, Dinslaken, DE;
Peter Lappe, Dinslaken, DE;
Franz Thonnessen, Oberhausen, DE;
Helmut Springer, Oberhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568854 ; 568853 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diol by an addition reaction between isobutyraldehyde and formaldehyde in the presence of tertiary amines as the catalyst, hydrogenation of the reaction mixture, and subsequent distillation. Before the distillation, formaldehyde is added to the hydrogenation product to remove unwanted basic impurities.