IMPROVED PROCESS FOR PREPARING AROMATIC ALDEHYDES AND ALCOHOLS IN PARTICULAR BENZALDEHYDE BENZYL ALCOHOL AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF

摘要

Process for the production of aromatic alcohol and aldehydes comprising three steps, the first one consisting of reacting an aromatic acid with ethyl or isobutyl chloroformiate to obtain the corresponding mixed anhydride, the second one consisting of the hydrogenation of the mixed anhydride to obtain the corresponding benzyl alcohol, and the third one consisting of the oxidation of the alcohol to the corresponding aldehyde.