Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Process for producing hydrogen peroxide
The invented process produces hydrogen peroxide by reacting a primary or secondary alcohol with oxygen in the presence of an imide compound of the following formula (1): wherein each of R1 and R2 is, identical to or different from each other, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an acyl group, where R1 and R2 may be combined to form a double bond, or an aromatic or non-aromatic ring; X is an oxygen atom or a hydroxyl group, where one or two N-substituted cyclic imido groups indicated in the formula (1) may be further bonded to the R1, R2, or to the double, bond or aromatic or non-aromatic ring formed together by R1 and R2, to yield hydrogen peroxide. According to the process, hydrogen peroxide can be easily and efficiently obtained from readily available materials.
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
C
C01B
inventional
Tatsuya Yasutaka
Nakano Ishii