Process for preparing 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-phenyl) propane from distillation by-products thereof

摘要

A process is disclosed for the production of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, herein referred to as bisphenol-A, from by-products remaining after purification distillation of bisphenol-A produced from a condensation reaction of phenol and acetone. The process comprises mixing the by-products with phenol and adding anhydrous hydrogen chloride under superatmospheric pressure to the resulting mixture to isomerize those by-products isomerizable to bisphenol-A for subsequent recovery.