Basf Se Corporation

Ciba-geigy Corporation

Frédéric Brunner

Markus Grob

Martin Von Büren

Daisuke Fujiki

The crystalline form of 2-(4,6-bis-biphenyl-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(2-ethyl-(n)-hexyloxy)phenol, characterized by a melting range of 118-126&#xb0; C.

Crystalline form of 2-(4,6-bis-biphenyl-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(2-ethyl-(n)-hexyloxy)phenol

The crystalline form of 2-(4,6-bis-biphenyl-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(2-ethyl-(n)-hexyloxy)phenol, characterized by a X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using Cu&#x2014;K&#x3b1;-radiation which exhibits the diffraction angles (2-Theta).

A process is described for preparing diphenylamines of the formula ##STR1## by oxybromination of a phenol ether compound using elemental bromine in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and of a catalyst to give a brominated phenol ether compound which is subsequently reacted with a formanilide compound to give the compound of the formula (1). The oxybromination reaction is a regioselective, environmentally friendly and cost-efffective method of preparing brominated aromatic compounds. The diphenylamines of the formula (1) are industrially useful intermediates for the production, for example of dyes, and in particular of color formers of the fluoran type for pressure- or heat-sensitive recording systems.

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Frédéric Brunner