Oxidation of substituted p-xylenes to substituted terephthalaldehydes

摘要

Substituted terephthalaldehydes are produced by the vapor phase oxidation of similarly substituted p-xylenes in the presence of a catalyst mixture of tungsten in the form of an oxide or silicotungstic acid, molybdenum in the form of an oxide and optionally bismuth in the form of an oxide.