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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideki Omori, Ichihara, JP;
Kazuhiko Haba, Ichihara, JP;
Assignee:
Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07B 4/104 ; C07B 4/102 ; C07C 4/500 ; C07C 2/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07B 4/104 ; C07B 4/102 ; C07C 4/500 ; C07C 2/710 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for producing 2-butanone and 2-butanol under comparatively mild conditions with a decreased number of steps by direct oxidization of a hydrocarbon, which is cheaper than butenes, as a raw material using molecular oxygen such as air. The process for producing 2-butanone and 2-butanol comprises directly oxidizing n-butane using molecular oxygen in the presence of aluminum phosphate containing transition metal atoms and a selectivity-improving agent, as required.