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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence D Lillwitz, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Steven A Cerefice, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562473 ;
Abstract
A crude p-hydroxymethylbenzoic acid compound containing 4-carboxybenzaldehyde is purified and decolorized by hydrogenation in the presence of a platinum on carbon catalyst. 4-carboxybenzaldehyde is hydrogenated to p-hydroxymethylbenzoic acid. Toluic acid is not a product of the hydrogenation process.