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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shawn Marie Dougherty, Gray, TN (US);
Sharon Denise DeBord, Kingsport, TN (US);
Robert Joseph Maleski, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 3/700 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the preparation of dialkyl aromatic hydroxyl compounds such as dialkylphenols, dialkylbenzenediols, dialkylnaphthols and dialkylnaphthalenediols, especially 2,5-dialkylhydroquinone, by contacting an aromatic hydroxy compound with an olefin in the presence of a sulfonic acid and sulfuric acid.