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Hydroxylation of aromatic compounds

US4208536A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1976
Grant dateJun 17, 1980
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Expiry dateDec 21, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/582
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Aromatic compounds of the general formula ##STR1## in which R and R.sub.o represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical of 1 to 4 carbon atoms are hydroxylated by reaction with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalytic amount of a strong acid and the reaction is carried out in the presence of an activator which is a juxtanuclear aromatic aldehyde or derivative thereof selected from an acetal or a benzhydrol.

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