PROCESS FOR PREPARING HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

摘要

In the oxidation of higher alpha -olefins by means of chromosulfuric acid the corresponding saturated higher aliphatic monocarboxylic acids are obtained in a high yield, if the oxidation is carried out in the presence of from 2 to 15 % by weight of saturated, aliphatic mono- or dialcohols having from 10 to 40 carbon atoms. The carboxylic acids obtained are suitable for preparing wax-like substances.