Process for producing trimethyl-p-benzoquinone

Process for producing trimethyl-p-benzoquinone

A process for producing trimethyl-p-benzoquinone by halogenating 2,3,5- or 2,3,6-trimethylphenol and oxidizing the resulting 2,3,5- or 2,3,6-trimethyl-4-halogenophenol, is disclosed. The resulting compound can readily be converted to trimethylhydroquinone useful as a starting material for producing...

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Hauptverfasser: MUNEMIYA, SUNAO, TASAKA, AKIRA, MIYAZAKI, TETUO
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A process for producing trimethyl-p-benzoquinone by halogenating 2,3,5- or 2,3,6-trimethylphenol and oxidizing the resulting 2,3,5- or 2,3,6-trimethyl-4-halogenophenol, is disclosed. The resulting compound can readily be converted to trimethylhydroquinone useful as a starting material for producing vitamin E.