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Catalyst development for the selective methylation of catechol
Gas-phase alkylation of catechol with methanol on g-alumina and modified g-alumina catalysts is studied exptl. By limiting the conversion of X < 0.3, the formation of polymethylated species can be avoided and only the three isomers guaiacol, 3-methylcatechol and 4-methylcatechol are obsd. Optimizing the catalyst compn. and the reaction conditions, a selectivity of 0.75 for the industrially most valuable product 3-methylcatechol can be obtained. [on SciFinder (R)]
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