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(43) Date of publication: 05.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/27 (21) Application number: 97918653.3 (22) Date of filing: 15.04.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07C 2/76 // C07C2/68 (86) International application number: PCT/US9706/291 (87) International publication number: WO 9846/552 (22.10.1998 Gazette 1998/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE DE ES FR GB IT NL (71) Applicant: MOBIL OIL CORPORATION Fairfax, Virginia 22037 (US)	(72) Inventors: MAZZONE, Dominick, Nicholas Wenonah, NJ 08090 (US) MARLER, David, Owen Deptford, NJ 08096 (US) KEVILLE, Kathleen, Marie Beaumont, TX 77706 (US) GREEN, Larry, Arthur Mickleton, NJ 08056 (US) (74) Representative: Kador & Partner  Corneliusstrasse 15 80469 München 80469 München (DE) (56) References cited: :