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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
May. 28, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bromine Compounds, Ltd., Beer-Sheva, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568730 ; 568724 ; 568717 ; 568747 ; 568748 ;
Abstract
In a process for the preparation of 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl of high purity 4,4'-dibromobiphenyl is hydrolized in the presence of a copper compound catalyst, the insoluble materials comprising the catalyst is filtered off from the product mixture, 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl is precipitated by adjusting the pH and crude 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl separated from the product mixture is fractionally distilled to obtain substantially pure 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl.