METHOD OF PRODUCING ADIPIC ACID OR AT LEAST A RESULTANT PRODUCT THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for preparing adipic acid or at least one conversion product thereof, in which muconic acid is hydrogenated with hydrogen in the presence of at least one transition metal catalyst C and of an aqueous liquid A in a reaction zone, wherein the muconic acid is at least partly insoluble in the liquid A under the hydrogenation conditions.