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US 9,040,592 B2Granted
Process for preparing 4-cyclohexyl-2-methyl-2-butanol
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsKlaus Ebel, Stefan Rüdenauer, Ralf Pelzer, Martin Bock
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing 4-cyclohexyl-2-methyl-2-butanol. The process comprises the following steps: a) reaction of styrene with isopropanol at elevated temperature to obtain 4-phenyl-2-methyl-2-butanol, and b) heterogeneously catalyzed hydrogenation of 4-phenyl-2-methyl-2-butanol over a catalyst suitable for ring hydrogenation of aromatics.
Claims7
A composition comprising 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol and 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-pentanol.
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