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Process for producing phthalic acid esters

US4675434A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 1984
Grant dateJun 23, 1987
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08K5/12
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for preparing phthalic acid esters of formula (I) which comprises reacting the phthalic acids of formula (II) with an aliphatic alcohol in the presence of a catalyst consisting essentially of the dialkyltinoxides of formula (III): ##STR1## wherein R and R.sub.1 are the same or different and include both straight and branch chain aliphatic alkyl groups containing 4 to 13 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are straight or branch chain aliphatic alkyl groups containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

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