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US 4,290,924 AGranted
Catalyst composition useful for preparing 2,6-xylenol
AssigneeConoco Inc.
InventorBruce E. Leach
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Abstract
A process for preparing 2,6-xylenol in high selectivity and a catalyst composition useful therein are disclosed. The process comprises reacting phenol, o-cresol or mixtures thereof with methanol in presence of water, hydrogen and a catalyst consisting essentially of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, SnO.sub.2, Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, and K.sub.2 O.
Claims5
A catalyst composition consisting essentially of the following materials in percent by weight:
- Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 --about 90 to about 97;
- SnO.sub.2 --about 0.5 to about 5;
- Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 --about 0.5 to about 5;
- K.sub.2 O--about 0.01 to about 1.
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