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(43) Date of publication: 06.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/19 (21) Application number: 01959524.8 (22) Date of filing: 03.08.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07C 51/12, C07C 67/37, C07C 53/08, C07C 69/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/024512 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/018524 (06.03.2003 Gazette 2003/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (71) Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY Kingsport, TN 37660 (US)	(72) Inventors: ZOELLER, Joseph, Robert Kingsport, TN 37660 (US) SINGLETON, Andy, Hugh Kingsport, TN 37664 (US) TUSTIN, Gerald, Charles Kingsport, TN 37660-7260 (US) CARVER, Donald, Lee Church Hill, TN 37642 (US) (74) Representative: Wibbelmann, Jobst, Dr., Dipl.-Chem. et al Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff,Patent- und Rechtsanwälte,Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)