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O-Cresol → 2,6-Dimethylphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantO-CresolHCID 335—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantTIN OXIDE (SnO)HCID 88989—
CatalystManganese oxideHCID 160959—
CatalystChromium oxideHCID 165971—
CatalystFerrous oxideHCID 449809—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2,6-DimethylphenolHCID 11335—

Reaction Steps

o-cresol, methanol and water in a molar ratio of 1:2,5:2,5 were reacted as described in Example 1. The catalyst contained iron oxide, tin oxide, chromium oxide and manganese oxide in a molar ratio of 100:2:1:1. After working up, 2,6-xylenol was obtained with a selectivity of 98,7%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04406824
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_09
ORD IDord-f8e733f9f9134633bec3cceaa208decb
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_09