- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Marsland John W

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/1/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC /DE/ [APD]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. V.P. /

(Street)

ALLENTOWN, PA 18195

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	11077	D
Common Stock	846.26	I	By RSP ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Deferred Stock Units ⁽²⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽³⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	1094.875	$0 ⁽⁴⁾	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁵⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽⁶⁾	10/2/2012	Common Stock	11000	$43.09	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁵⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽⁶⁾	10/2/2013	Common Stock	12000	$45.53	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁵⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽⁶⁾	10/1/2014	Common Stock	12000	$54.17	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁵⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽⁶⁾	10/3/2015	Common Stock	7600	$55.33	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁵⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽⁶⁾	10/1/2018	Common Stock	12069	$66.9	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁵⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽⁶⁾	10/2/2016	Common Stock	8000	$67.23	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁵⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽⁶⁾	12/1/2019	Common Stock	7812	$83.6	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁵⁾	8/8/1988 ⁽⁶⁾	10/1/2017	Common Stock	6691	$98.85	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Shares represented by units of interest in the Company Stock Fund held under the issuer's Retirement Savings Plan.
( 2)	Deferred Stock Units (Units) acquired under the Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan.
( 3)	The Units are generally payable in the form of shares of Common Stock equal in number to the Units, after the reporting person's term of employment ends, in a lump sum or up to 10 installments as elected by the reporting person in advance.
( 4)	Not applicable to this security
( 5)	Employee Stock Options granted under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
( 6)	These options become exercisable in one-third increments on the first three anniversaries of grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Marsland John W 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD ALLENTOWN, PA 18195			Sr. V.P.

Signatures
Linda M. Svoboda as Attorney in Fact		2/5/2010
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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