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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2003
Applicants:
Ryan Christopher Mills, Mechanicville, NY (US);
John Yaw Ofori, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Christopher Mills, Mechanicville, NY (US);
John Yaw Ofori, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07L 39/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for brominating hydroxyaromatic compounds to form products, such as p-bromophenol, is disclosed. The method uses elemental bromine as the brominating agent and comprises contacting a hydroxyaromatic compound with bromine and oxygen in the presence of metal catalyst. Suitable catalysts include elemental copper, copper compounds, and compounds of Group IV–VIII transition metals.