| abstract |
PRECISION OF DISCLOSURE: The subject of the present invention is a method for the oxidation of aromatic compounds carrying a group oxidizable alkyl. More specifically, the invention relates to a process for the oxidation of aromatic compounds carrying a oxidizable alkyl group and a hydroxyl and / or alkoxy group characterized by the fact that it consists in carrying out the oxidation reaction, in water or in a mixture comprising water and an organic solvent, in the presence a solid catalyst consisting of an active phase deposited on a support comprising palladium possibly associated to another metallic element chosen from tin, the germanium, tellurium and copper. The invention relates to more particularly a process for the oxidation of cresols to corresponding hydroxybenzaldehydes. |