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US3203982A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for hydrogenating diarylketone carboxylic acids

Assignee: Gulf Research and Development Co
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Filing: 1960-11-30
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1980-11-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John H Mccracken
  • 👤 Johann G D Schulz
  • 👤 Arthur C Whitaker

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 22:17
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/347; C07C51/367; C07C51/377

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A PROCESS FOR HYDROGENATING A BENZOPHENONE CARBOXYLIC ACID HAVING FROM ONE TO TWO CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS ON EACH OF THE RINGS OF SAID BENZOPHENONE CARBOXYLIC ACID, SAID CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS BEING SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED ON SAID RINGS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS ON EACH OF SAID RINGS BEING IN THE 4 POSITION RELATIVE TO THE CARBONYL OF SAID BENZOPHENONE CARBOXYLIC ACID, WHICH COMPRISES HEATING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A SALT OF SAID ACID WHEREIN SAID SALT IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE SODIUM, POTASSIUM, LITHIUM, RUBIDIUM, CESIUM, BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM AND AMMONIUM SALTS OF SAID BENZOPHENONE CARBOXYLIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN AND A HYDROGENATION CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COBALT, NICKEL AND COPPER CHROMITE AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 100* TO ABOUT 200* C., A PRESSURE OF ABOUT 300 TO ABOUT 1000 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH GAUGE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO ABOUT 10 HOURS TO OBTAIN A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE CORRESPONDING SALT OF A DIARYLCARBINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID AND THE CORRESPONDING SALT OF A DIARYLMETHANE CARBOXYLIC ACID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
A PROCESS FOR HYDROGENATING A BENZOPHENONE CARBOXYLIC ACID HAVING FROM ONE TO TWO CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS ON EACH OF THE RINGS OF SAID BENZOPHENONE CARBOXYLIC ACID, SAID CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS BEING SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED ON SAID RINGS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS ON EACH OF SAID RINGS BEING IN THE 4 POSITION RELATIVE TO THE CARBONYL OF SAID BENZOPHENONE CARBOXYLIC ACID, WHICH COMPRISES HEATING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A SALT OF SAID ACID WHEREIN SAID SALT IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE SODIUM, POTASSIUM, LITHIUM, RUBIDIUM, CESIUM, BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM AND AMMONIUM SALTS OF SAID BENZOPHENONE CARBOXYLIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN AND A HYDROGENATION CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COBALT, NICKEL AND COPPER CHROMITE AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 100* TO ABOUT 200* C., A PRESSURE OF ABOUT 300 TO ABOUT 1000 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH GAUGE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO ABOUT 10 HOURS TO OBTAIN A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE CORRESPONDING SALT OF A DIARYLCARBINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID AND THE CORRESPONDING SALT OF A DIARYLMETHANE CARBOXYLIC ACID.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-30 1969-03-01 1969-08-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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