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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dieter Heinz, Leverkusen, DE;
Wolfgang Hölderich, Frankenthal, DE;
Steffen Krill, Speyer, DE;
Wolfgang Böck, Langenselbold, DE;
Klaus Huthmacher, Gelnhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Degussa Aktiengesellschaft, Dusseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of nicotinic acid by the direct oxidation of &bgr;-picoline in the gas phase, wherein water and &bgr;-picoline are fed separately to the catalyst bed and the catalyst is based on a titanium dioxide support which has been prepared by the sulfate method and has a high specific surface area and a vanadium oxide content of from 5 to 50 %.