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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Chemical Company—law Technology, Baytown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bryan A. Patel, Arlington, VA (US);
Francisco M. Benitez, Cypress, TX (US);
Charles Morris Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Jihad M. Dakka, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Travis A. Reine, Slidell, LA (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/27 (2006.01); C07C 37/50 (2006.01); C07C 407/00 (2006.01); C07C 37/08 (2006.01); C07C 45/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 407/00 (2013.01); C07C 37/08 (2013.01); C07C 45/53 (2013.01); C07C 2101/14 (2013.01); C07C 37/50 (2013.01); C07C 45/27 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a process for oxidizing cyclohexylbenzene, a composition comprising cyclohexylbenzene is contacted with oxygen in at least one oxidation zone under oxidation conditions sufficient to produce at least some (i) cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide; (ii) a first byproduct; and (iii) a second byproduct in an effluent. A ratio β is determined according to the following formula: