Patent ID: 9505688
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B01J,C07C,C07F

Claim Text:
1. A process for the preparation of norbornene methanol of formula (IB): comprising: reacting cyclopentadiene with allyl acetate, without any solvent, at a temperature of from about 130° C. to about 260° C. for a sufficient period of time to form norbornene methyl acetate of formula (IIIB): distilling so formed norbornene methyl acetate of formula (IIIB); and subjecting said distilled norbornene methyl acetate (IIIB) to trans-esterification reaction in the presence of methanol and a catalyst at a temperature of from about 40° C. to about 50° C. to form norbornene methanol (IB) of purity of at least 99 percent, which is essentially free of norbornane methanol.