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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1990
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
Dialkoxyethenes of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are identical or different and are each straight-chain or branched alkyl or cycloalkyl or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may furthermore be hydrogen, aryl or alkenylaryl, and the aromatic may be substituted by further radicals, such as alkyl, alkoxy or halogens, are prepared by a process in which an alcohol of the formula R.sup.4 OH or R.sup.5 OH is eliminated from a trialkoxyethane of the formula (II) ##STR2## where R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 have the above meanings and R.sup.5 is straight-chain or branched alkyl or cycloalkyl, in the presence of a zeolite and/or a phosphate and/or phosphoric acid or boric acid on a carrier and/or an acidic, untreated metal oxide as a catalyst. Zeolites of the pentasil type are preferably used as catalysts.