Process for producing phenol

US9388103B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9388103-B2
Application numberUS-201214343199-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 9, 2012
Priority dateSep 23, 2011
Publication dateJul 12, 2016
Grant dateJul 12, 2016

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In a process for producing phenol, a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is contacted with a cleavage catalyst comprising an acidic ionic liquid under cleavage conditions effective to cleave at least a portion of said cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and produce a cleavage product stream comprising phenol and cyclohexanone.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A process for producing phenol, the process comprising: (a) contacting a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide with a cleavage catalyst comprising 1-(4-sulfobutyl)-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate under cleavage conditions effective to cleave at least a portion of said cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and produce a cleavage product stream comprising phenol and cyclohexanone. 2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the cy…

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What does patent US9388103B2 cover?
In a process for producing phenol, a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is contacted with a cleavage catalyst comprising an acidic ionic liquid under cleavage conditions effective to cleave at least a portion of said cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and produce a cleavage product stream comprising phenol and cyclohexanone.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wang Kun, Garcia Roberto, Benitez Francisco M, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C07C37/08. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 12 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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