METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA BRANCHED C (DOWN ARROW) 1 (DOWN ARROW) (DOWN ARROW) 2 (DOWN ARROW) -C (DOWN ARROW) 4 (DOWN ARROW) (DOWN ARROW) 0 (DOWN ARROW)

摘要

Alpha-C12-C40-fatty acids are prepared in high yields and high selectivity by oxidation of the corresponding C12-C40-alkanols in liquid, in particular aqueous-alkaline, phase with oxygen or gases containing oxygen in the presence of effective amounts of a palladium catalyst and lead(II) compounds as activator.