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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:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Steffen Krill, Speyer, DE;
Klaus Huthmacher, Geinhausen, DE;
Degussa-Huls AG, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an improved process for the production of 2,3,5-trimethylhydroquinone diesters by rearrangement of 2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1,4-dione (4-oxoisophorone, ketoisophorone) in the presence of a dissolved, acidic catalyst and an acylating agent, such as for example carboxylic anhydrides or carboxylic acid halides. The 2,3,5-trimethylhydroquinone diester can optionally then be saponified to give free 2,3,5-trimethylhydroquinone (TMHQ), which is a valuable building block in the synthesis of vitamin E.
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