Process for the manufacture of styrene

Details Process for the manufacture of styrene Process for the manufacture of styrene

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C07C 1/24 (2006.01) C07C 15/46 (2006.01) C07C 29/149 (2006.01) C07C 51/12 (2006.01)

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CA 1081714

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A process for the manufacture of styrene which comprises: (a) oxidizing toluene in the presence of an oxidation catalyst, and acetic acid or proionic acid to form an oxygenated product containing benzyl acetate or benzyl propionate; (b) contacting the oxygenated product formed in step (a) with a gaseous mixture containing carbon monoxide in the presence of a carbonylation catalyst to form phenylacetic acid; (c) hydrogenating the phenylacetic acid formed in step (b) in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to form phenylethyl alcohol; and (d) dehydrating the phenylethyl alcohol formed in step (c) to form styrene.

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