Method of producing 1,1-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane
AssigneeHonshu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuhiko Yao, Kenji Ekawa, Yoichiro Isota, Toru Nakaguchi
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AssigneeHonshu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuhiko Yao, Kenji Ekawa, Yoichiro Isota, Toru Nakaguchi
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A process for production of 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane which comprises reacting phenol with 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanone in the presence of an acid catalyst, adding an aqueous solution of an alkali to the resulting reaction mixture to neutralize it, removing a water phase from the thus neutralized reaction mixture, cooling the resulting oil phase to crystallize phenol adduct crystals of 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane while obtaining a primary crystallization filtrate, wherein the primary crystallization filtrate is heated to a temperature of 150-250° C. in the presence of an alkali catalyst in an inert gas atmosphere under a reduced pressure to thermally decompose 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane in the primary crystallization filtrate.
A process for production of 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane which comprises reacting phenol with 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanone in the presence of an acid catalyst, adding an aqueous solution of an alkali to the resulting reaction mixture to neutralize it, removing a water phase from the thus neutralized reaction mixture, cooling the resulting oil phase to crystallize phenol adduct crystals of 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane while obtaining a primary crystallization filtrate, wherein the primary crystallization filtrate is heated to a temperature of 150-250° C. in the presence of an alkali catalyst in an inert gas atmosphere under a reduced pressure to thermally decompose 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane contained in the primary crystallization filtrate.
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