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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Thomas Rühl, Frankenthal, DE;
Boris Breitscheidel, Limburgerhof, DE;
Jochem Henkelmann, Mannheim, DE;
Andreas Henne, Neustadt, DE;
Rolf Lebkücher, Mannheim, DE;
Konrad Knoll, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Paul Naegele, Otterstadt, DE;
Hermann Gausepohl, Mutterstadt, DE;
Sabine Weiguny, Freinsheim, DE;
Norbert Niessner, Friedelsheim, DE;
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
A process for the reaction of an organic compound in the presence of a catalyst comprising, as active metal, ruthenium alone or together with at least one Group Ib, VIIb, or VIIIb metal in an amount of from 0.01 to 30 wt %, based on the total weight of the catalyst, applied to a support, wherein from 10 to 50% of the pore volume of the support comprises macropores having a pore diameter in the range of from 50 nm to 10,000 nm and from 50 to 90% of the pore volume of the support comprises mesopores having a pore diameter in the range of from 2 to 50 nm, the sum of said pore volumes being 100%, and said catalyst as such.