摘要 |
An olefinically unsaturated compound containing from 3 up to about 18 carbon atoms per molecule and having the formula <IMAGE> wherein each R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, and cycloalkyl radicals and wherein there is at least one hydrogen attached to a carbon atom adjacent to the olefinic group is oxidized in a liquid reaction medium containing methyl formate. In a preferred embodiment of the invention propylene is oxidized in the presence of methyl formate solvent.
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