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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Uop Llc, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Inventors:
Avram M. Buchbinder, Chicago, IL (US);
Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Joel T. Walenga, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/487 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/487 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of decreasing an amount of an aromatic aldehyde in a product is described. The method includes reacting the aromatic aldehyde in the presence of a reaction medium comprising a nucleophilic solvent, or an ionic liquid and a carboxylic acid, the reaction taking place in the absence of a hydrogenating agent and an oxidizing agent, to form aromatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic alcohol, or both.