abstract |
PCT No. PCT/GB96/01607 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 12, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 12, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 4, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/03033 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 30, 1997A process for preparing an aldehyde or ketone comprising reacting a primary or secondary alcohol with oxygen in the presence of a base, a catalytic amount of a copper salt and a suitable lignad under anhydrous conditions. |