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HRID 2198799Generated: October 30, 2026

O-Cresol → 2,6-Dimethylphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantO-CresolHCID 335—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantCalciumoxideHCID 6850728—
CatalystTitanium oxide (Ti3O)HCID 162651—
CatalystChromium oxideHCID 165971—
CatalystFerrous oxideHCID 449809—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2,6-DimethylphenolHCID 11335—

Reaction Steps

o-cresol, methanol and water in a ratio of 1:2.5:2.5 were reacted in the same way as in Example 1. The catalyst contained iron oxide, titanium oxide, chromium oxide and calcium oxide in a molar ratio of 100:4,5:2:0,5. After working up, 2,6-xylenol was obtained with a selectivity of 99.1%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04359591
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_11
ORD IDord-15c09a54d2284b18b72f9dddf527cbc6
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_11