摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/EP96/00578 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 5, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 5, 1997 PCT Filed Feb. 10, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/26198 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 29, 1996Preparation of epoxides from olefins by means of aromatic peroxycarboxylic acids comprises a step A of epoxidizing the olefin and removing the resulting aromatic carboxylic acid from the epoxide, a step B of catalytically hydrogenating the removed aromatic carboxylic acid to the corresponding aromatic aldehyde, and a step C of oxidizing this aldehyde with oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas mixture back to the aromatic peroxycarboxylic acid for re-use for epoxidizing an olefin. |