Process for the preparation of resorcin
AssigneeMitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.
InventorsThoru Taguchi, Tokinori Ago, Isao Hashimoto
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Abstract
A process for the preparation of resorcin comprising decomposing meta-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide in the presence of a synthetic silica-alumina catalyst, wherein the concentration of water in the reaction system is maintained at 0.3 to 1.0% by weight, is disclosed.
Claims6
In a process for the preparation of resorcin by decomposing meta-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide in the presence of a synthetic silica-alumina catalyst, the improvement comprising feeding said meta-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide and water under agitation into a reaction vessel filled with a dispersion of said synthetic silica-alumina catalyst in a mixed solvent comprising a major amount of acetone and a minor amount of an aromatic hydrocarbon, and decomposing said meta-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide under reflux conditions in the presence of 0.4 to 0.9% by weight of water based on the total starting mixture.
A process according to claim 3 wherein water is fed to the reaction system in the form of a water-acetone mixture.
A process for the preparation of resorcin comprising contacting impure meta-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide obtained by liquid phase air oxidation of meta-diisopropylbenzene and/or meta-diisopropylbenzene monohydroperoxide, with a dispersion of a synthetic silica-alumina catalyst having a silica content of 60 to 95% by weight and a specific surface area of at least 100 m.sup.2 /g, under refluxing conditions in a mixed solvent of a ketone selected from the group consisting of acetone, methylethylketone and methylisobutyl ketone and an aromatic hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene containing 0.3 to 1.0% by weight of water based on the total starting mixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.