Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR TREATING IMPURE BIS-HYDROXYALKYL ESTERS OF BENZENE DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS BY TREATING A HYPOPHOSPHOROUS OR ORTHOPHOSPHOROUS ACID-CONTAINING AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF THE DIESTER WITH A CATALYST OF A GROUP VIII METAL. THIS TREATMENT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF IMPURITIES COMPRISED OF HYDROXYALKYL ESTERS OF CARBOXYBENZALDEHYDE.