Global Patent Index - EP 2874991 A1

EP 2874991 A1 20150527 - TRANSITION METAL CARBENE COMPLEX CATALYSED METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS FROM ALCOHOLS UNDER DEHYDRATION

Title (en)

TRANSITION METAL CARBENE COMPLEX CATALYSED METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS FROM ALCOHOLS UNDER DEHYDRATION

Title (de)

ÜBERGANGSMETALLCARBENKOMPLEX- KATALYSIERTES VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON CARBONSÄUREESTERN AUS ALKOHOLEN UNTER DEHYDRIERUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ, CATALYSÉ PAR UN COMPLEXE CARBÈNE DE MÉTAL DE TRANSITION, POUR LA PRÉPARATION D'ESTERS D'ACIDES CARBOXYLIQUES PAR DÉSHYDROGÉNATION À PARTIR D'ALCOOLS

Publication

EP 2874991 A1 20150527 (DE)

Application

EP 13739190 A 20130716

Priority

  • EP 12176700 A 20120717
  • EP 2013064957 W 20130716
  • EP 13739190 A 20130716

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014012908A1] The present invention relates to a method for producing carboxylic acid esters, comprising the reaction of at least one primary mono alcohol or a mixture of a primary mono alcohol and at least one alcohol differing from this in the presence of a transition metal carbene complex catalyst (K), which has as the central atom (M) at least one transition metal atom of group 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table (IUPAC) and at least one monodentate N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, in the presence of a base, characterized in that the catalyst (K) is produced by reaction of a transition metal compound (V), which has at least one transition metal atom of group 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table (IUPAC), but no carbene ligand, with an imidazolium salt in the presence of the primary mono alcohol and the base, wherein the reaction is a bulk reaction.

IPC 8 full level

C07C 67/00 (2006.01); B01J 31/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

B01J 31/2273 (2013.01 - CN EP); C07C 67/00 (2013.01 - CN EP); B01J 2231/763 (2013.01 - CN EP); B01J 2531/821 (2013.01 - CN EP); B01J 2531/827 (2013.01 - CN EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014012908A1

Citation (examination)

"Lehrbuch der Anorganischen Chemie", 2007, HOLLEMANN WIBERG, pages: 1635

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014012908 A1 20140123; CN 104470887 A 20150325; CN 104470887 B 20161109; EP 2874991 A1 20150527; JP 2015526414 A 20150910; MX 2015000827 A 20150928

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2013064957 W 20130716; CN 201380037308 A 20130716; EP 13739190 A 20130716; JP 2015522067 A 20130716; MX 2015000827 A 20130716