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Butane is oxidised to a variety of products, including acetone, acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, butanoic acid, etc.

Celanese Liquid Phase Oxidation process.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

  +  
O2
  +  
Co2+
         
  +  
  +  
  +  
CH3CHO
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Butane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Oxygen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Cobalt(II) ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetone     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Butanoic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethyl acetate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent

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