Oxidation of phenols and resulting products

• US 3,306,875 A
• Filed: 07/24/1962
• Issued: 02/28/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Allan S. Hay
• Original Assignee: Allan S. Hay
• Inventors: Hay, Allan S.
• Application Number:
  US04/212,128
• Time in Patent Office: 1,680 Days
• US Class Current: 528/215
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 37/07 with simultaneous reduction of C=O group in that ring
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 39/15 with all hydroxy groups on non-condensed rings , e.g. phenylphenol
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 46/08 with molecular oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 50/08 with polycyclic non-condensed quinoid structure
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 50/30 with polycyclic non-condensed quinoid structure
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 1/005 without C-Metal linkages
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 65/44 by oxidation of phenols

Claims

1. THE PROCESS OF FORMING SELF-CONDENSATION PRODUCTS OF PHENOLS WHICH COMPRISES REACTING OXYGEN WITH A PHENOL HAVING THE STRUCTURAL FORMULA

24. A POLYPHENYLENE ETHER HAVING A REPEATING STRUCTURAL UNIT OF THE FORMULA