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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1990
Ulrich Hoercher, Mannheim, DE;
Barbara Jessel, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Bernhard Bockstiegel, Limburgerhof, DE;
Paul Grafen, Weisenheim, DE;
Harald Laas, Maxdorf, DE;
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
2,3,5-Trimethyl-p-benzoquinone is prepared by oxidation of trimethylphenol with oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst containing a copper(II) halide in a two-phase reaction medium consisting of water and an aliphatic alcohol at elevated temperatures by a process in which the reaction is carried out in a mixture of water and a saturated aliphatic alcohol of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, having a flashpoint greater than 120.degree. C., such as 1-dodecanol, 1-tetradecanol, 1-hexadecanol or 1-octadecanol, in particular 1-dodecanol, and at from 60.degree. to 100.degree. C. Particularly good yields of TMQ are obtained if the reaction is carried out in the presence of a copper(II) halide, such as CuCl.sub.2 or CuBr.sub.2, and of an alkaline earth metal halide, in particular CaCl.sub.2 or MgCl.sub.2, or of an alkali metal halide, in particular LiCl or NaCl, as the catalyst system.