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US 4,360,699 AGranted
Process for preparing a 3-phenoxytoluene and diphenyl ether
AssigneeEthyl Corporation
InventorWilliam E. Wright
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Abstract
Diaryl ethers such as 3-phenoxytoluene are made by heating an aromatic hydroxy compound or mixture of such compounds with aluminum or an aluminum phenoxide forming compound such as aluminum trialkyl.
Claims2
A process for making a major portion of 3-phenoxytoluene and a minor portion of diphenyl ether, said process comprising heating a mixture of about 1 to 3 mole parts phenol, 1 mole part m-cresol and 0.1 or more gram-atom parts aluminum or mole parts aluminum phenoxide forming compound in an autoclave at a temperature of about 300.degree.-375.degree. C.
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