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US 2006/0217575 A1Published application
Process for preparing dimethylbenzophenones
AssigneeCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research
InventorsAnand Singh, Shainaz Landge, M. Chidambaram
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Abstract
The present invention provides a process for preparing 4,4′-dimethylbenzophenone of formula (1) by reacting toluene with para-toluoyl chloride (p-T-CI) acylating agent over a solid acid triflic acid functionalized mesoporous zirconia catalyst.
Claims7
A process for preparing 4,4′-dimethylbenzophenone of formula 1
- which comprises acylating toluene with an acylating agent in the presence of a solid acid triflic acid functionalized mesoporous zirconia catalyst, and separating the product obtained.
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