Patent ID: 6972344
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
1. A method of producing 1,1-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane comprising: crystallizing a phenol adduct of 1,1-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane from a solution comprising 1,1-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane and phenol; washing said phenol adduct with a washing solution comprising phenol and water; decomposing by heating the washed phenol adduct in an aqueous solvent to remove phenol from the phenol adduct, thereby obtaining pure 1,1-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane.