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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Dirk Van Deynse, Koersel, BE;
Koen Van Aken, Kuurne, BE;
Wouter Van Hecke, Overmere, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
INEOS Chlorotoluenes Limited, Cheshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 37/02 (2006.01); C07C 29/124 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 37/02 (2013.01); C07C 29/124 (2013.01);
Abstract
The current invention provides and improved method for hydrolyzing alpha-chlorinated toluene compounds comprising the steps of:—providing an alpha-chlorinated toluene compound of formula (I) wherein at least one of R, Rand Ris CI and wherein (R)designates that the benzene nucleus may have one or more substituents which may be same or different and are selected from the group consisting of H, CI, Br and —CH, n being 0 or an integer from 1 to 5, and m being an integer, preferably from 1 to 6,—hydrolyzing said compound with water in the presence of a metal oxide.