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Hydroxylating aromatic hydrocarbons

Assignee: Borregaard Italia SpA
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Filing: 1981-09-04
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Granted: 1983-08-02
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Expires: 2001-09-04
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Abstract

Abstract A process for the hydroxylation of aromatic hydrocarbons by hydrogen peroxide, consisting in reacting said compounds in the presence of synthetic zeolites which contain heteroatoms, both replaced and exchanged. The reaction is carried out at a temperature comprised between 80° C. and 120° C. and in the presence of the hydrocarbon only or in the presence of a solvent which permits, at least partially, to admix the aromatic hydrocarbon with the hydrogen peroxide.

Inventors

  • 👤 Antonio Esposito
  • 👤 Marco Taramasso
  • 👤 Carlo Neri

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 02:05
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/03; B01J37/031; B01J37/033; B01J29/00; B01J29/04; B01J29/046; B01J29/06; B01J29/064; B01J29/068; B01J29/072; B01J29/076; B01J29/89; C; C01; C01B; C01B37/00; C01B37/005; C07; C07C; C07C201/00; C07C201/06; C07C201/12; C07C37/00; C07C37/60; C07C41/00; C07C41/01; C07C41/18; C07C41/26; B01J2229/00; B01J2229/10; B01J2229/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
The process of hydroxylating an aromatic hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of phenol, anisole, toluene and nitrobenzene, which comprises contacting said aromatic hydrocarbon with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst in the temperature range between 80° C. and 120° C., said catalyst being a crystalline silica modified through the introduction into the crystalline lattice of the silica, as partial replacement of Si atoms therein, of metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, iron and vanadium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
The process of hydroxylating an aromatic hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of phenol, anisole, toluene and nitrobenzene, which comprises contacting said aromatic hydrocarbon with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst in the temperature range between 80° C. and 120° C., said catalyst being a crystalline silica modified through the introduction into the crystalline lattice of the silica, as partial replacement of Si atoms therein, of metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, iron and vanadium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process of hydroxylating an aromatic hydrocarbon as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon is contacted with the hydrogen peroxide in the absence of a solvent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
The process of hydroxylating an aromatic hydrocarbon as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon is contacted with the hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a solvent adapted to render said hydrocarbon at least partially miscible with the hydrogen peroxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 30 words
The process of hydroxylating an aromatic hydrocarbon as claimed in claim 3, wherein said solvent is a member of the group consisting of water, methanol, acetic acid, isopropanol and acetonitrile.

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