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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1998
Teruyuki Ninomiya, Okayama-ken, JP;
Toshio Watanabe, Okayama-ken, JP;
Takaki Ikebe, Okayama-ken, JP;
Atsushi Iwamoto, Okayama-ken, JP;
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing a polyhydric alcohol which comprises subjecting formaldehyde and a specific aliphatic aldehyde to an aldol condensation reaction in the presence of a base catalyst, and then subjecting the resultant reaction product to a crossed Cannizzaro reaction, while separating 2-alkenal formed as a byproduct during the aldol condensation reaction, prior to the completion of the crossed Cannizzaro reaction. Also a process for producing a polyhydric alcohol which comprises reacting formaldehyde with a 2-alkenal, such as that obtained in the aldol condensation reaction, in the presence of a base catalyst, then subjecting the resultant reaction product and a specific aliphatic aldehyde to an aldol condensation reaction, and subsequently subjecting the resultant reaction product to a crossed Cannizzaro reaction. The processes provide a polyhydric alcohol in high selectivity with a minimum excess of formaldehyde, without substantially by-producing a 2-alkenal.