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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1990
Filed:
May. 19, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Atsushi Shinnaka, Ibaraki, JP;
Yukio Narabu, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Eisai Chemical Co., Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
552299 ;
Abstract
An improved process for producing 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone with a high yield comprising reaction of a 1-lower-alkoxy-2-methyl naphthalene with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a hexacyanoferric acid or a salt thereof as catalyst. This process does not employ hazardous chromium compounds unlike conventional methods.