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(43) Date of publication: 25.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/43 (21) Application number: 15870658.0 (22) Date of filing: 02.12.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07C 5/22(2006.01) C07C 15/14(2006.01) C07C 5/367(2006.01) C07C 15/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/063491 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/099893 (23.06.2016 Gazette 2016/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 19.12.2014 US 201462094218 P 03.03.2015 EP 15157265 (71) Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. Baytown, TX 77520 (US)

(72) Inventors: SALCICCIOLI, Michael Houston, TX 77021 (US) DAKKA, Jihad, M. Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 (US) DE SMIT, Emiel Sint-lambrechts-woluwe 1200 (BE) SANGAR, Neeraj League City, TX 77573 (US) WEIGEL, Scott, J. Allentown, PA 18104 (US) RAMAN, Sumathy Annandale, NJ 08801 (US) HELTON, Terry, E. Montgomery, TX 77316 (US) DECAUL, Lorenzo, C. Langhorne, PA 19047 (US) ELIA, Christine, N. Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (US) BAI, Chuansheng Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (US) GHOSE, Ranjita Houston, TX 77006 (US) (74) Representative: ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc.  IP Law Europe Hermeslaan 2 1831 Machelen 1831 Machelen (BE)