Process for producing carbonyl or hydroxy compound

Abstract

There are disclosed are a method for producing at least one compound selected from a carbonyl compound and a hydroxy adduct compound by an oxidative cleavage or addition reaction of an olefinic double bond of an olefin compound, which contains reacting an olefin compound with hydrogen peroxide, utilizing as a catalyst, at least one member selected from (a) tungsten, (b) molybdenum, or (c) a tungsten or molybdenum metal compound containing (ia) tungsten or (ib) molybdenum and (ii) an element of Group IIIb, IVb, Vb or VIb excluding oxygen, and a catalyst composition.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An oxidation catalyst composition obtained by reacting aqueous hydrogen peroxide with at least one member selected from 
 (a) a tungsten or molybdenum metal compound comprising 
 (ia) tungsten or (ib) molybdenum and  
 (ii) an element of Group IIIb, IVb, Vb or VIb excluding oxygen, provided that said tungsten metal compound is not tungstencarbide.  
   
     
     
         2 . An oxidation catalyst composition obtained by reacting aqueous hydrogen peroxide with at least one member selected from 
 (a) tungsten,    (b) molybdenum, or    (c) a tungsten or molybdenum metal compound comprising 
 (ia) tungsten or (ib) molybdenum, and  
 (ii) an element of Group IIIb, IVb, Vb or VIb excluding oxygen, and containing an organic solvent.  
   
     
     
         3 . The oxidation catalyst according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the metal compound is tungsten boride, tungsten disulfide or molybdenum boride.  
     
     
         4 . The oxidation catalyst according to  claim 2 , wherein the organic solvent is t-butanol or methyl t-butyl ether.  
     
     
         5 . The oxidation catalyst according to  claim 4 , which is dehydrated.  
     
     
         6 . The oxidation catalyst according to  claim 5 , wherein dehydrating is conducted by using anhydrous magnesium sulfate.