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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Grafen, Weisenheim, DE;
Henning Kroesche, Frankenthal, DE;
Bernhard Schulz, Schwetzingen, DE;
Joachim Paust, Neuhofen, DE;
Sigberg Pfohl, Speyer, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2603455 ;
Abstract
In the manufacture of tocopherol (vitamin E) by reaction of isophytol with trimethylhydroquinone in the presence of zinc chloride and acid in a hydrocarbon solvent one of the starting compounds, isophytol, is pretreated with small amounts of ammonia or an amine. Tocopherol is obtained in higher yield and purity.