SEPARATION OF AROMATIC AMINE FROM A PHENOLIC COMPOUND

• Main Authors: RENNER CARL ANDREW, DUBNANSKY RICHARD FRANK, STIMEK RICHARD T, PARSONS FREDDISON A, WU ZHIHONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.11.2006
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A process comprises contacting a product mixture with a base, optionally in the presence of a polyhydric alcohol, to produce a base- treated mixture and distilling the base-treated mixture in which the product mixture comprises an aromatic amine and a phenolic compound.