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Preparation of aryl ketones

US5041616A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1990
Grant dateAug 20, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C67/08
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a process for the preparation of alkyl aryl ketones, cycloalkyl aryl ketones and diaryl ketones by contacting an aromatic compound with an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid in the presence of a catalytic amount of an organic sulfonic acid while removing the water of reaction as an azeotrope from the reaction mixture.

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