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US3079435A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Catalytic hydrogenation of nitrophenol

Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
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Filing: 1961-03-30
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Granted: 1963-02-26
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Expires: 1981-03-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Freifelder Morris
  • 👤 Ralph M Robinson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 00:16
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C213/00; C07C213/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
THE METHOD OF HYDROGENATING NITROPHENOL COMPRISING THE STEPS OF MIXING NITROPHENOL, A CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PLATINUM, PALLADIUM, AND THE CORRESPONDING OXIDES, AT LEAST ONE MOLAR EQUIVALENT OF AN ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF INERT, MINERAL ACIDS AND ACETIC ACID, AND WATER TO MAKE UP A REACTION MIXTURE CONTAINING AT LEASR 10% NITROPHENOL; AND HYDROGENATING SAID MIXTURE AT A PRESSURE BELOW 100 P.S.I. WITH GASEOUS HYDROGEN UNTIL 3 MOLES OF HYDROGEN ARE ABSORBED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 78 words
THE METHOD OF HYDROGENATING NITROPHENOL COMPRISING THE STEPS OF MIXING NITROPHENOL, A CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PLATINUM, PALLADIUM, AND THE CORRESPONDING OXIDES, AT LEAST ONE MOLAR EQUIVALENT OF AN ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF INERT, MINERAL ACIDS AND ACETIC ACID, AND WATER TO MAKE UP A REACTION MIXTURE CONTAINING AT LEASR 10% NITROPHENOL; AND HYDROGENATING SAID MIXTURE AT A PRESSURE BELOW 100 P.S.I. WITH GASEOUS HYDROGEN UNTIL 3 MOLES OF HYDROGEN ARE ABSORBED.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 86 words
THE METHOD OF PREPARING ACETYLAMINOPHENOL COMPRISING THE STEPS OF HYDROGENATING A MIXTURE COMPRISING NITROPHENOL, A CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PLATINUM, PALLADIUM, AND CORRESPONDING OXIDES, AT LEAST ONE MOLAR EQUIVALENT OF ACETIC ACID, AND WATER TO MAKE UP A REACTION MIXTURE CONTAINING AT LEAST 10% WEIGHT PER VOLUME OF NITROPHENOL WITH GASEOUS HYDROGEN AT A PRESSURE BELOW 100 P.S.I.G. UNTI; 3 MOLES OF HYDROGEN ARE ABSORBED; REMOVING SAID CATALYST BY FILTRATION; AND ADDING TO THE FILTRATE AT LEAST ONE MOLE EQUIVALENT OF ACETIC ANHYDRIDE.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 86 words
THE METHOD OF PREPARING ACETYLAMINOPHENOL COMPRISING THE STEPS OF HYDROGENATING A MIXTURE COMPRISING NITROPHENOL, A CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PLATINUM, PALLADIUM, AND CORRESPONDING OXIDES, AT LEAST ONE MOLAR EQUIVALENT OF ACETIC ACID, AND WATER TO MAKE UP A REACTION MIXTURE CONTAINING AT LEAST 10% WEIGHT PER VOLUME OF NITROPHENOL WITH GASEOUS HYDROGEN AT A PRESSURE BELOW 100 P.S.I.G. UNTI; 3 MOLES OF HYDROGEN ARE ABSORBED; REMOVING SAID CATALYST BY FILTRATION; AND ADDING TO THE FILTRATE AT LEAST ONE MOLE EQUIVALENT OF ACETIC ANHYDRIDE.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-02-25 1966-08-27 1967-02-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-25 1970-08-27 1971-02-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-25 1974-08-27 1975-02-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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