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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rémy Teissier, Francheville, FR;
Georges Martino-Gauchi, Chantilly, FR;
Assignee:
Atofina, Puteaux, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/567 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/567 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a continuous process for the manufacture of &bgr;-isophorone by isomerization under homogeneous catalysis of &agr;-isophorone. The process consists of introducing &agr;-isophorone and a solution of an alkaline hydroxide into a reaction region at a temperature ranging from 150° C. to 216° C., simultaneously removing by distillation a fraction comprising an amount by weight of &bgr;-isophorone ranging from 30% to 90%, drawing off the heavy products and then rectifying the fraction removed from the reaction mixture by distillation.