Method for making 9,9-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-fluorene

• Main Authors: UDE; WERNER, RIEMANN; ACHIM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.06.1987
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; APPARATUS THEREFOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

A method for making 9,9-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-fluorene by reacting fluorenone with phenol at a temperature from 20 DEG to 100 DEG C. in the presence of sulfuric acid of a concentration higher than 70 percent and of a mercaptan, and particularly beta-mercaptopropionic acid, as acidic condensing agent...