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Transesterification process using lanthanum compound catalyst

Patent 5840957 Issued on November 24, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 16, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Rare earth metal coordination compounds as lactone polymerization catalysts Patent #: 5208297
Issued on: 05/04/1993
Inventor: Ford, et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 042525 filed on 03/16/1998

US Classes:

560/92Preparing esters by ester interchange

Examiners

Primary: Barts, Samuel

International Class

C07C 067/02

Abstract

This invention relates to an improved transesterification process for the preparation of bis(3-hydroxypropyl) terephthalate monomer from 1,3-propanediol and a dialkyl terephthalate using a lanthanum compound transesterification catalyst.

Other References

  • CASPLUS Online Printou, 1995:836424, Abstract of Polym Sci 1995, 58(4) 771-7, 199
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