PROCESS FOR PREPARING DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for preparing dicarboxylic acids, in particular adipic acid (1,6-hexanedioic acid), through the action of nitric acid, from cyclic alcohols or ketones with a corresponding number of carbon atoms, in the presence of one or more nitrogen oxides in a molar concentration in the reaction medium of greater than 2.5 mmol per kg of reaction medium.