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Separation of isomers, e. g., phenethyl bromide from 1-phenyl-1-bromoethane

US5181992A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 13, 1990
Grant dateJan 26, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S203/06
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Mixtures of isomers, e.g., mixtures of phenethyl bromide and 1-phenyl-1-bromoethane, are separated by (a) selectively condensing one such isomer with an aromatic compound bearing at least one aryl (nuclear) hydrogen atom, e.g., xylene, in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst, e.g., ferric chloride, and then (b) separating the product of condensation, e.g., phenylxylylethane, from the unreacted isomer.

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