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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold E Bellis, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kamlesh K Bhatia, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
549274 ; 549267 ; 549296 ; 549319 ;
Abstract
A continuous catalyzed vapor phase process for the production of dimeric cyclic esters which comprises converting the corresponding alpha-hydroxy-carboxylic acid or ester in the vapor phase over a solid catalyst, such as a silica-alumina, preferably a silica-alumina having a high silica content, in the presence of a carrier of gas.