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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Tobias Wabnitz, Mannheim, DE;
Daniel Breuninger, Bobenheim-Roxheim, DE;
Jens Heimann, Worms, DE;
Rene Backes, Lampertheim, DE;
Rolf Pinkos, Bad Duerkheim, DE;
Inventors:
Tobias Wabnitz, Mannheim, DE;
Daniel Breuninger, Bobenheim-Roxheim, DE;
Jens Heimann, Worms, DE;
Rene Backes, Lampertheim, DE;
Rolf Pinkos, Bad Duerkheim, DE;
Assignee:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for preparing 2-methyltetrahydrofuran by one-stage hydrogenation of furfural with a hydrogen-comprising gas in the presence of a structured bed of at least one copper catalyst and at least one catalyst which comprises at least one noble metal from groups 8, 9 and/or 10 of the periodic table of the elements applied on a support material.