Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Muneo Ito

Chiharu Nishizawa

Shizuo Togo

Akitoshi Sugio

Eiichi Yonemitsu

Michio Ohba

Noboru Hara

Kenichiro Hashimoto

A method of alkylating phenols which comprises reacting phenols having a hydrogen atom in at least one of the ortho-positions with regard to the hydroxyl group with an alcohol in a gaseous phase under heat in the presence of a catalyst comprising iron oxide, silica, chromium oxide, germanium oxide and an alkali metal compound. The catalyst exhibits a long catalytic activity duration and decreases frequency of regeneration and replacement of catalysts.

Catalyst for alkylation of phenols

Method for alkylation of phenols, and catalyst therefor

A process for producing a 2-tertiary-alkyl substituted anthraquinone, characterized by carrying out catalytic oxidation of a diphenylmethane type compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are different from each other, and independently hydrogen or tertiary-alkyl having 4 or 5 carbon atoms with the proviso that one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, and R.sub.3 is alkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms, in vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst containing vanadium and cerium is disclosed.

Process for producing a 2-tertiary-alkyl substituted anthraquinones

A process for producing a 2-tertiary-alkyl substituted anthraquinone, characterized by carrying out catalytic oxidation of a diphenylmethane type compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are different from each other, and independently hydrogen or tertiary-alkyl having 4 and 5 carbon atoms with the proviso that one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, and R.sub.3 is alkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms, in vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst comprising vanadium oxide is disclosed.

Process for producing a 2-tertiary-alkyl substituted anthraquinone

A process for alkylating the ortho-position of a phenol compound which comprises bringing a phenol compound containing at least one hydrogen atom at its ortho-position and an alcohol into contact with a catalyst in the gaseous phase, said catalyst being selected from the group consisting of

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