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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an oxide corresponding to a substrate at a high conversion ratio and a high selectivity by oxidizing the substrate with molecular oxygen under mild conditions. SOLUTION: Under the existence of an oxidizing catalyst consisting of an imide compound (N-hydroxyphthalimide and the like) represented by a formula (wherein R and R represent substituents such as hydrogen atom, halogen atom and the like, and R and R may be bonded with each other to form a double bond or an aromatic or nonaromatic 5-12 membered ring. X represents O or HO and n=1 to 3) and an auxiliary catalyst (excluding phosphovanado molybdic acid) containing elements selected from the group of 2A group in the periodic table, transition metals (3A group - 7A group, 8 group and 2B group in the periodic table) and 3B group in the periodic table, a substrate (cycloalkanes, polycyclic hydrocarbons and aromatic compounds having methyl group or methylene group adjacent aromatic ring) is oxidized to obtain oxides (ketones, alcohols, carboxylic acid and the like).
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an imine compd., especially, an α, β-unsaturated imine compd. in good yield. SOLUTION: One or more kinds of a carbonyl compd. and ammonia or a primary amine are reacted in the presence of a catalyst composed of a compd. of an element selected from the group III elements, such as samarium iodide. By using at least one kind of a carbonyl compd. wherein a carbon atom at an α-position has two hydrogen atoms as the carbonyl compd., and α, β-unsaturated imine compd. can be obtained in good yield. The α, β-unsaturated imine compd. can also be obtained by reacting an imine compd. wherein a carbon atom at an α-position has two hydrogen atoms with the carbonyl compd. in the presence of the catalyst.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce an epoxy compound from a corresponding compound comprising a non-aromatic ethylenic double bond at a high yield with a simple operation. SOLUTION: The epoxy compound is produced by causing a corresponding compound comprising a non-aromatic ethylenic double bond to contact with oxygen in the presence of an oxidation catalyst constituted of a N-hydroxyimide compound derived from a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid anhydride, an alicyclic polycarboxylic acid anhydride or an aromatic polycarboxylic acid anhydride and a co-catalyst constituted of at least one species selected from the group consisting of an elemental metal, a boron compound, a metal hydroxide, a metal oxide, an organic acid salt, an inorganic acid salt, an acetylacetonate complex, a carbonyl complex, a cyclopentadienyl complex, a nitrosyl compound, a thiocyanate complex, an acetyl complex, a polyacid and a polyacid salt, without using tetraphenylporphyrinate-manganese(III)chloride and styrene and pyridine. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for commercially and efficiently manufacturing a lactam from a cycloalkane at a high yield using a catalyst being friendly to the environment. SOLUTION: The method for manufacturing a lactam comprising a process A of synthesizing a corresponding cycloalkanone oxime by causing a cycloalkane and a nitrous acid ester to react with each other in the presence of a nitrogen-atom-containing cyclic compound (a) comprising a skeleton represented by formula (i) [wherein X represents an oxygen atom or an -OR group (R represents a hydrogen atom or a protective group of a hydroxy group)] as a component constituting the ring thereof and a process B of converting the resulting cycloalkanone oxime obtained in the process A to form a corresponding lactam by virtue of the Beckmann rearrangement, and also comprises a process of removing the nitrogen-atom-containing cyclic compound (a) in the midst of the process A and/or after completing the process A. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process for producing an amide or a lactam by conducting rearrangement of an oxime compound to yield a corresponding amide or lactam, in which the amide or the lactam can be easily produced in a high yield without generating large amounts of by-products. SOLUTION: The production process for an amide or a lactam comprises conducting rearrangement of an oxime compound in the presence of a cyclic compound containing a structure represented by general formula (1) (wherein Z represents a halogen atom or an -OR group, and R represents an organic group) as a ring constituent, and a fluorinated alcohol to yield a corresponding amide or lactam. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a vinyl or allyl group-containing compound, by which the vinyl or allyl group-containing compound can simply be produced under mild conditions in a high yield. SOLUTION: This method for producing the vinyl or allyl group-containing compound comprises reacting a vinyl or allyl ester compound represented by formula (1) with a compound represented by formula (2): R 7 -Y-H in the presence of a transition element compound. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently producing an allyl ether compound from an easily available raw material in mild conditions. SOLUTION: This method for producing the allyl ether compound is characterized by reacting the raw material with oxygen in the presence of a nitrogen atom-containing cyclic compound containing a skeleton represented by formula (i) [X is O or -OR (R is H or a hydroxyl group-protecting group): lines elongated from two carbon atoms in the left direction represent bonds, respectively] as an element for constituting the ring, thus obtaining the corresponding ally ether compound at whose allyl position an oxygen atom is bonded. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing compounds bearing an N-containing heterocyclic rings, for example, quinoline ring, pyridine ring or the like starting from a carbonyl compound and an aminoalcohol under mild conditions. SOLUTION: In the presence of a compound of a group 9 element and a base, a carbonyl compound of formula (1) (wherein R 1 , R 2 , Y are identical or different and shows each H or an organic group; at least two of R 1 , R 2 and Y may bond to each other and together with adjoining one or two carbon atoms to form a chain ring) and an aminoalcohol represented by formula (2) (wherein A is a divalent organic group, R 3 is H or an organic group, A and R 3 may link to each other to form a ring together with adjacent carbon atoms) are allowed to react with each other to produce a N-including ring compound. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing alkylphosphonic esters with which the alkylphosphonic esters containing an alkyl group or an alkenyl group bound to phosphorus atom of phosphorous esters are efficiently obtained by a catalytic radical addition reaction. SOLUTION: The method for producing the alkylphosphonic esters represented by formula (3a) or (3b) (wherein, R a and R b denote each hydrogen atom or an organic group; R c , R d , R e , R f , R g and R h denote each hydrogen atom or an organic group; and R c , R d , R e , R f , R g and R h may each mutually form a ring) is carried out as follows. Phosphorous esters represented by formula (1) are reacted with a compound represented by formula (2a) or (2b) and having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond in the presence of a catalyst of groups 5-9 elements of the periodic table and oxygen to form the alkylphosphonic esters. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing ketones, capable of making an olefin react with an aldehyde or its acetal derivative under a mild condition so as to effectively produce the ketone which is an addition product thereof, by using an ordinary olefin, to say nothing of an electron-deficient olefin, as the olefin. SOLUTION: This method for producing the ketones comprises reacting the olefin with the aldehyde or its acetal derivative in the presence of an imide compound which has a cyclic imide skeleton expressed by the formula (I) [X is O or -OR group (R is H or a hydroxy-protecting group)] so as to obtain the ketone or its acetal derivative which is the addition product corresponding to the reactants.