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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Antonius J Van Seters, Amsterdam, NL;
Freddy Wattimena, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568799 ; 568772 ; 568806 ;
Abstract
Isophorone is converted to 3,5-xylenol in the vapor phase in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a particular combination of multiple rare earth metals on an alumina support or one or more rare earth metals in combination with one or more transition metals and/or one or more alkali or alkaline earth metals. Particularly good results are obtained with a catalyst comprising a naturally-occurring mixture of rare earth metals known as didymium in combination with potassium and cobalt promoters.