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US2587666A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Oxidation of aromatic compounds containing oxygenated side chains

Assignee: California Research LLC
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Filing: 1950-06-17
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Granted: 1952-03-04
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Expires: 1970-06-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr William G Toland

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 20:36
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/16; C07C51/305

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 105 words
A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND SALTS OF AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS HAVING THE CARBOXYL CARBON ATOM DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO A NUCLEAR CARBON ATOM WHICH COMPRISES OXIDIZING AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING PRODUCT OF THE PARTIAL OXIDATION OF AN ALKYL AROMATIC HYDROCARBON BY CONTACTING SAID PRODUCT WITH AN AQUEOUS MIXTURE OF A BASIC MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDES AND THEIR SALTS WITH WEAK INORGANIC ACIDS, ALKALINE EARTH METAL HYDROXIDES AND THEIR SALTS WITH WEAK INORGANIC ACIDS, AND AN INORGANIC SULFUROUS MATERIAL CONTAINING SULFUR ATOMS AT A VALENCE LEVEL BELOW PLUS SIX AND ABOVE MINUS 2 AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ABOUT 550* F.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 105 words
A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND SALTS OF AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS HAVING THE CARBOXYL CARBON ATOM DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO A NUCLEAR CARBON ATOM WHICH COMPRISES OXIDIZING AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING PRODUCT OF THE PARTIAL OXIDATION OF AN ALKYL AROMATIC HYDROCARBON BY CONTACTING SAID PRODUCT WITH AN AQUEOUS MIXTURE OF A BASIC MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDES AND THEIR SALTS WITH WEAK INORGANIC ACIDS, ALKALINE EARTH METAL HYDROXIDES AND THEIR SALTS WITH WEAK INORGANIC ACIDS, AND AN INORGANIC SULFUROUS MATERIAL CONTAINING SULFUR ATOMS AT A VALENCE LEVEL BELOW PLUS SIX AND ABOVE MINUS 2 AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ABOUT 550* F.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

DE364442C Cited
US2470876A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1955-03-04 1955-09-03 1956-03-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1959-03-04 1959-09-03 1960-03-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1963-03-04 1963-09-03 1964-03-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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