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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1988
Filed:
May. 18, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas D Gregory, Midland, MI (US);
Kenneth J Stutts, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204 74 ;
Abstract
Substituted amino aromatic compounds such as 3-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid are prepared by electrolytically reducing the corresponding nitro aromatic compound in a basic medium at temperatures below 60.degree. C. and current densities greater than 50 milliamps per square centimeter. The aminohydroxybenzoic acids are useful in the preparation of polybenzoxazoles which are used to make fibers and composites having high strength and thermal stability.