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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
May. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Foster, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Werner H Mueller, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Debra A Ryan, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Hartmut Wiezer, Eppstein/Taunus, DE;
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corp., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
564144 ;
Abstract
A process for the production of N-acylaminophenols by the concurrent hydrogenation of a nitrophenol to an aminophenol and the acylation of the aminophenol with acyl anhydride takes place on a continuous basis in a stirred tank reactor in which liquid product is continuously withdrawn from the reactor. Of particular interest is the manufacture of acetaminophen, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol by continuous reaction of p-ntirophenol, hydrogen and acetic anhydride.