Process for preparation of polyhydric alcohols.

摘要

The invention relates to a process for preparation of polyhydric alcohols which comprises efficiently oxidizing an olefin having a carbonyl group with molecular oxygen and subjecting the obtained reaction product to hydrolysis and reduction, more specifically, a process for preparation of polyhydric alcohols which comprises reacting an olefin having an optionally protected carbonyl group and an ethylenic double bond in the molecule with oxygen and an alcohol to thereby obtain a reaction product containing an acetal and/or a ketal and hydrolyzing and reducing the acetal and/or the ketal.