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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1993
Antonio U Queiroz, Centro Campinas, BR;
Lumi T Aikawa, deceased, late of Campinas, BR;
Rhodia S/A, Sao Paulo, BR;
Abstract
The present invention has as purpose a process for the manufacture of tert-butylphenols, mainly of tertbutyl-4-phenols from a phenol and an alkyltert-butylether. The improvement consists in separating in at least two steps, the reaction of phenol alkylation and transalkylation/isomerization of undesirable alkyltert-butylphenols, enabling the flexibilization of the type and quality of end product, and easily adapt to the demands of the market, plus the fact that the total yield improved as well as this improvement has good industrial hygiene properties. Tert-butylphenols are useful intermediate products is the manufacture of phenolic resins or antioxydizing agents for rubber and for several plastic substances.