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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2006
Applicant:
Joseph Zilberman, Haifa, IL;
Inventor:
Joseph Zilberman, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Bromine Compounds Ltd., Be'er Sheva, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 37/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for preparing tetrabromobisphenol A, which comprises: i) reacting bisphenol A and bromine in dichloromethane in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide at a temperature in the range of room temperature to the reflux temperature, wherein said dichloromethane is present in an amount sufficient for substantially dissolving brominated derivatives of said bisphenol A formed thereby, ii) separating the substantially solid-free reaction mixture obtained in step i) into aqueous and organic phases, precipitating tetrabromobisphenol A from the organic phase and isolating said precipitated tetrabromobisphenol A from said organic phase.