Benzoic Acid → 1-Phenyl-1-propanone

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A mixture of 16 g/h of benzoic acid, 57 g/h of propionic acid and 14.5 g/h of water was evaporated in an evaporator and passed, together with 10 l/h of nitrogen, at 400° C., over 100 ml of a catalyst which contained 2.5% by weight of sodium oxide, the remainder being anatase. The reaction gases were then cooled and were collected in a receiver. From the discharged two-phase mixture, the organic phase was analyzed by gas chromatography. The conversion of both carboxylic acids was 100%. The selectivity with respect to propiophenone was 99%.

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