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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas James Devon, Longview, TX (US);
Damon Ray Billodeaux, Longview, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas James Devon, Longview, TX (US);
Damon Ray Billodeaux, Longview, TX (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 41/14 (2006.01); C07C 41/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 41/28 (2013.01); C07C 41/28 (2013.01); C07C 43/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vapor phase hydrogenolysis reaction to convert cyclic acetal compounds and/or cyclic ketal compounds in the presence of hydrogen to their corresponding hydroxy ether hydrocarbon reaction products using a supported noble metal catalyst. The hydrogenolysis reaction can be carried out in the vapor phase and in the absence of a polyhydroxyl hydrocarbon co-solvent.