Process for manufacture of resorcinol

Details Process for manufacture of resorcinol Process for manufacture of resorcinol

1991-07-16

1993-08-03

Lone, Werren B.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

568763, C07C 3700, C07C 3707

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052330958

ABSTRACT:
A process for the manufacture of resorcinol is described which relies upon the intermediacy of a .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ketone which can be reacted with a hydroxy moiety-containing compound to obtain a resorcinol precursor which is subsequently converted to resorcinol. In a specific embodiment, 2-cyclohexenone is reacted with water to obtain 3-hydroxycyclohexanone which is dehydrogenated to resorcinol. In another embodiment, 2-cyclohexenone is oxidized to cyclohexane-1,3-dione which is dehydragenated obtain resorcinol.

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