Catalysts and methods for alcohol dehydration

Provided is a process for preparing a diaryl ether compound through the dehydration of an aromatic alcohol compound in the presence of a dehydration catalyst. The dehydration catalyst is an oxide of a medium rare earth element, wherein the medium rare earth element is samarium, europium, gadolinium,...

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Main Authors CHOJECKI ADAM, BARTON DAVID G, ELOWE PAUL R, KILOS BEATA A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.05.2015
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Summary:Provided is a process for preparing a diaryl ether compound through the dehydration of an aromatic alcohol compound in the presence of a dehydration catalyst. The dehydration catalyst is an oxide of a medium rare earth element, wherein the medium rare earth element is samarium, europium, gadolinium, or mixtures thereof.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201380045128