Process for preparing alkoxyphenols
US4588835A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C45/71
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for preparing an alkoxyphenol represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, formyl, hydroxymethyl, alkoxymethyl, dialkoxymethyl, acetoxymethyl or diacetoxymethyl, R' is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 5, characterized in that a phenol halide represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein R and n are as defined above, and X is chlorine or bromine is reacted, in the presence of a copper salt serving as a catalyst and of a solvent, with a product prepared by heating, in the presence of a dehydrating agent, an alkali metal hydroxide and a compound of the formula R'OH wherein R' is as defined above.
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