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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Campos, Lancaster, PA (US);
Richard Edward Ernst, Kennett Square, PA (US);
John Byrne Michel, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ; C07C 2/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ; C07C 2/708 ;
Abstract
A process for the production of tetrahydrofuran, gamma butyrolactone, 1,4-butane diol and the like from a hydrogenatable precursor such as maleic acid, succinic acid, corresponding esters and their mixtures and the like in the presence of hydrogen and a noble metal catalyst, wherein oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide, oxygen or air are used to regenerate spent noble metal catalyst for further use in the process.