Process for the preparation of quinones
AssigneeKawasaki Kasei Chemicals Ltd.
InventorsTatsuyoshi Komatsu, Shigeaki Numata, Toshihiko Sumino, Katsumi Matsuzaki, Masao Narita, Katsuhiko Hioki
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Abstract
A process for preparing a quinone, which comprises reacting a polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon and a ceric salt in an aqueous acid solution in the presence of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of chlorobenzene and an alkylbenzene represented by the general formula: ##STR1## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is an alkyl group and the total carbon number of the alkyl groups is from 3 to 6.
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A process for preparing a quinone, which comprises reacting a polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon and a ceric salt in an aqueous acid solution in the presence of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of chlorobenzene and an alkylbenzene represented by the general formula:
- ##STR4## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is an alkyl group and the total carbon number of the alkyl groups is from 3 to 6.
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