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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahito Sekiguchi, Ehime, JP;
Shin Tanaka, Ehime, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
560239 ; 568835 ; 568834 ; 568822 ;
Abstract
4-tert.-Butylcyclohexanol having a larger content of its cis-isomer is prepared by hydrogenating 4-tert.-butylphenol in a solvent in the presence of a rhodium catalyst and a compound selected from the group consisting of hydrogen chloride and (anhydrous) sulfuric acid. Furthermore, 4-tert.-butylcyclohexanol obtained by the above hydrogenation is acetylated to give 4-tert.-butylcyclohexyl acetate.