: “ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED 2-BUTANOL.”

Application 1516/del/2004 published 2006-07-21, filed 2004-08-16
Process for preparing enantiomerically enriched 2-butanol, characterized in that enantiomerically enriched 1,2-epoxybutane is reduces with hydrogen in the presence of palladium and/or palladium compounds and a vicinal diamine.

Applicant

BAYER CHEMICALS AG.
51368, LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY.

Inventor

BJORN SCHLUMMER MARTIN STURMANN

International Info

Classification: C 07 C 29/10 C 07 C 29/132 C 07 C 29/151

Priority Information

103 41270.0 GERMANY 2003-09-08