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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Tatsuaki Yamaguchi, Narashino, JP;
Koichi Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Tatsuaki Yamaguchi, Narashino, JP;
Koichi Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Assignees:
Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, JP;
Nippon Oil Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/15 (2006.01); C07C 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a process for producing an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid which is capable of suppressing the formation of by-products and enhancing the selectivity of the intended product and is free from any purifying step. The process is characterized in that it is obtained by reacting an alkali metal salt of an aromatic hydroxy compound and carbon dioxide in a non-proton polar solvent in the presence of a solid basic catalyst.