An object of the present invention is to provide an industrially advantageous process for preparing a benzaldehyde compound from a benzyl alcohol compound with high yield.
The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aromatic aldehyde compound represented by the formula (2);
which comprises reacting an aromatic methyl alcohol compound represented by the formula (1);
and a peroxide under a pH value of a reaction solution being pH 0.01 or higher and less than 10 in the presence of at least one metallic compound selected from a molybdenum compound and a tungsten compound, a quaternary ammonium salt and an organic phosphonium salt.
本发明的目的是提供一种从
苄基醇化合物高产率制备
苯甲醛化合物的工业上有利的过程。本发明涉及一种制备由公式(2)表示的芳香醛化合物的过程;该过程包括在至少选择一种
钼化合物和
钨化合物、季
铵盐和有机
磷盐的存在下,在反应溶液的pH值为pH 0.01或更高但小于10的条件下,将由公式(1)表示的芳香
甲醇化合物和过
氧化物反应。