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HRID 435217Generated: October 26, 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—
CatalystFerrous oxideHCID 449809—
CatalystHCID 178419084HCID 178419084—
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 described in Example 1. The catalyst contained iron oxide, vanadium oxide, titanium oxide and calcium oxide in a molar ratio of 100:22:2:1.5. After working up, 2.6-xylenol was obtained with a selectivity of 98%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04400557
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_08
ORD IDord-0d0ea9ca75c5445d91490438f7cd5b5d
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_08