abstract |
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of o-xylene and ethylbenzene, in which 2,7-octadien-1-ol or 1,7-octadien-3-ol or mixtures containing these octadienols or carboxylic acid esters of 2,7-octadien-1-ol or of the 1,7-octadien-3-ol or mixtures containing these carboxylic acid esters at temperatures of 200 to 550 ° C on a catalyst. |