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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Blaise J Arena, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Paul R Kurek, Barrington, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585467 ;
Abstract
Continuous methylation of tetralin with methanol over several solid acid catalysts affords a mixture of 5-methyltetralin and 6-methyltetralin with selectivity of better than 65% at high conversions. Zeolite .beta. is a particularly effective catalyst insofar as it catalyzes the reaction at a temperature approximately 100.degree. C. lower than that required for silica-aluminas. However, the reaction temperature is quite sensitive to the concentration of methanol in the feedstock.