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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Venkata Rama Narayanan Ganapathy Bhotla, Karnataka, IN;
Shivappa Basappa Halligudi, Maharasthra State, IN;
Gurram Kishan, Karnataka, IN;
Salkod Parameshwar Mallika, Karnataka, IN;
Bhaskar Veldurthy, Karnataka, IN;
Venkata Rama Narayanan Ganapathy Bhotla, Karnataka, IN;
Shivappa Basappa Halligudi, Maharasthra State, IN;
Gurram Kishan, Karnataka, IN;
Salkod Parameshwar Mallika, Karnataka, IN;
Bhaskar Veldurthy, Karnataka, IN;
Abstract
A method of producing a phenolphthalein comprises reacting a phenolic compound of the formula: wherein Ris a hydrogen or a C-Chydrocarbyl group, with a phthalic anhydride compound of the formula: wherein Ris a hydrogen, a C-Chydrocarbyl group, or a halogen, in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst and a promoter to form a reaction mixture comprising a phenolphthalein compound of the formula: wherein each Ris independently a hydrogen or a C-Chydrocarbyl group, and Ris a hydrogen, a C-Chydrocarbyl group, or a halogen; wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises a metal oxide composition in combination with a porous support, wherein the metal is molybdenum, tungsten, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing metals.