Abstract: This invention relates to a composition comprising antimony trifluoride and silica, a method for the preparation of said composition and use of said composition as a catalyst in a process for the oxidation of cyclohexanone to &egr;-caprolactone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 30, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 11, 2003
Assignee:
Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
Inventors:
Michael C. Rocca, Graham Carr, Arnold B. Lambert, Duncan J. MacQuarrie, James H. Clark