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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Anthony Beavers, Longview, TX (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
549429 ; 549497 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the preparation of 3-methyltetrahydrofuran (3-MeTHF) which comprises contacting 3-formyltetrahydrofuran with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a Group VIII noble metal or rhenium and a strong acid under hydrogenolysis conditions of temperature and pressure to produce 3-MeTHF. The 3-MeTHF produced in accordance with the present invention is useful as an industrial solvent and, more importantly, as a monomer in the manufacture of polymers such as elastomers.