Patent ID: 6271426
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: B01J,C07C

Abstract:
A process for producing 2,6-dichloro-3,5-di(tertiary alkyl)toluene represented by the following formula (I) which comprises chlorinating 3,5-di (tertiary alkyl) toluene represented by the following formula (II) by reacting with chlorine in the presence of a Lewis acid together with an aromatic sulfur compound represented by the formula (III) as a promoter, the molar ratio of the promoter to the Lewis acid being in the range of 20-150: ##STR3##wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently a tertiary alkyl group, Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 are independently an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic ring, and n is 1 or 2.