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Hydroxylation of phenols/phenol ethers

US5245086A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 1990
Grant dateSep 14, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C37/60
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The phenols/phenol ethers are hydroxylated by reaction with hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of (a) at least one alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of a protonic acid having a pKa in water of less than -0.1 and (b) a free protonic acid.

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