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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael P. Law, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
ACRO Chemical Technology, L.P., Greenville, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/537 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/537 ;
Abstract
A process for making methoxyacetone is disclosed. The process comprises oxidizing 1-methoxy-2-propanol in the liquid phase using aqueous hydrogen peroxide and a Group 8-10 transition metal catalyst. The process gives high alcohol conversions (>95%) and good selectivities (>80%) to methoxyacetone using mild conditions, simple equipment, and readily available reagents.