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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric James Pressman, East Greenbush, NY (US);
Sheldon Jay Shafer, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
558274 ; 558271 ; 558272 ; 558273 ;
Abstract
Hydroxyaromatic compounds such as phenol are converted to diaryl carbonates by reaction with oxygen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst package which typically comprises a group VIIIB metal or compound thereof, an inorganic cocatalyst, an organic cocatalyst and a hexaalkylguanidinium bromide or chloride, preferably bromide. The use of the hexaalkylguanidinium salt causes an increase in the yield of diaryl carbonate without a decrease in selectivity.