METHOD OF REDUCING RING CHLORINATION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A TRICHLOROMETHOXYBENZENE - Patent 1109771

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EP 1 109 771 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26

(21)	Application number: 99929578.5

(22)	Date of filing: 06.07.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07C 43/225, C07C 41/22

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB9902/156

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0012/456 (09.03.2000 Gazette 2000/10)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

31.08.1998 US 143797

(71)	Applicant: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Occidental Tower
	Dallas, TX 75244 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BENSON, Kevin, R. West Seneca, NY 14224 (US) MANDAL, Sanjay Grand Island, NY 14072 (US) FIFOLT, Michael, J. Grand Island, NY 14072 (US) HICKEY, John Grand Island, NY 14072 (US)

(74)	Representative: Frankland, Nigel Howard
	FORRESTER & BOEHMERTFranz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD OF REDUCING RING CHLORINATION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A TRICHLOROMETHOXYBENZENE