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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph R Zoeller, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles E Outlaw, Kingsport, TN (US);
Regina M Moncier, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562898 ; 562891 ;
Abstract
Unsaturated ketones such as mesityl oxide may be removed from acetic anhydride, or mixtures of acetic anhydride and acetic acid, by heating a solution comprising (1) acetic anhydride, or a mixture of acetic anhydride and acetic acid, (2) an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ketone, (3) ferrous (Fe II) and/or cobaltous (Co II) ion, (4) a cation selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, quaternary organoammonium, quaternary organophosphonium and mixtures thereof, and (5) iodide ion.