Process for the preparation of 2,6-xylenol
AssigneeAsahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHitoshi Ota, Masaru Aga
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Abstract
A process for producing an aromatic hydroxyl compound alkylated at the ortho position in high yield by subjecting an aromatic hydroxyl compound and-an alkyl alcohol to a gas phase catalytic reaction in the presence of a metal oxide catalyst. The aromatic hydroxyl compound is a mixture of a phenol and ortho cresol, and the amount of ortho cresol in the mixture is 0.6 mole or less per 1 mole of phenol.
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A process for producing an aromatic hydroxyl compound alkylated at the ortho position, which comprises carrying out a gas phase catalytic reaction of an aromatic hydroxyl compound and an alkyl alcohol in the presence of a metal oxide catalyst, said aromatic hydroxyl compound being a mixture of phenol and ortho cresol, and the amount of ortho cresol in the mixture being 0.6 mole or less per 1 mole of phenol.
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