Abstract: The phenols and phenol ethers, e.g., phenol itself, are effectively hydroxylated by reacting hydrogen peroxide therewith, in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of titanium dioxide.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 28, 1990
Date of Patent:
September 22, 1992
Assignee:
Rone-Poulenc Chimie
Inventors:
Michel Costantini, Eric Garcin, Michel Gubelmann, Jean-Michel Popa