PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 4'-HYDROXYBIPHENYL-4- CARBOXYLIC ACID

    公开(公告)号:CA1287360C

    公开(公告)日:1991-08-06

    申请号:CA533610

    申请日:1987-04-01

    Abstract: A process for the preparation of 4'-hydroxy-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid by reacting a cyclohexanone4-carboxylic acid compound with phenol in the presence of an acid catalyst, and then subjecting the resulting 4,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid compound to decomposition and dehydrogenation reactions in the presence of a base and a dehydrogenation catalyst. The aforesaid cyclohexanone-4-carboxylic acid compound is obtained by catalytically hydrogenating a 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid compound in a secondary alcohol or tertiary alcohol solvent, and the reaction mixture thus obtained is directly used for the reaction with phenol.

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