Abstract:
Optically active cyclopentenolones, useful as an intermediate to be directed to pyrethroid insecticide, are produced starting from the optically active cyclopentenolones with the opposite configuration, through the formation of their nitrate ester, followed by the hydrolysis with inversion of configuration.
Abstract:
A process of preparing film, fibers and other shaped articles by nitrosating a polyhydroxy polymer in a reaction medium containing a solubilizing agent for the resulting polyhydroxy polymer nitrite ester and a suitable proton acceptor, bringing the reaction mixture into the desired shape and regenerating and separating the polyhydroxy polymer by contact with a protic solvent in the presence of an acid catalyst. The polyhydroxy polymer may be a polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose or other polysaccharide, and mixtures thereof. Also dissolved in the reaction medium may be an organic solvent soluble polymer substantially lacking hydroxyl groups. If mixtures of polyhydroxy polymers or of polyhydroxy polymers lacking hydroxyl groups and organic solvent soluble polymers are employed the resulting films, fibers or other shaped articles consist of homogeneous and intimate mixtures of all the polymers originally present in solution. Solutions containing polyhydroxy polymer nitrite ester or a mixture of polyhydroxy polymer nitrite ester and organic solvent soluble polymer lacking hydroxyl groups in an anhydrous medium containing a highly polar aprotic solvent or a weak tertiary amine base or both are disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for separating an aqueous solution which contains minor amounts of nitrated esters which are only slightly soluble in water is provided. Separation of the nitrated esters, which include ethylene glycol dinitrate and nitroglycerin, is effected by contacting the aqueous solution with an organic phase of ethylene glycol dinitrate for a period of time sufficient to allow extraction of the nitroglycerin in solution into the ethylene glycol dinitrate phase. The organic ethylene glycol dinitrate phase is then separated from the aqueous solution, and the latter is distilled at a temperature of from about 50 degrees F. to about 200 degrees F. at a lower than atmospheric pressure. Upon completion of the separation process water, which is substantially free of nitrated esters, is suitable for discharge and return to a natural environment.
Abstract:
1. A process for the manufacture of a nitric ester by the nitration of an alcohol by a nitrating acid wherein the alcohol and the nitrating acid are reacted together in the presence of an inert highly halogenated hydrocarbon containing fluorine and which is a solvent for and has a boiling point which is between 0.degree. and 50.degree. C and which is below that of the nitric ester product whereby the temperature of the reaction mixture is limited to that of the boiling point of the solvent by evaporation of part of the solvent, separating out the solvent containing dissolved nitric ester from the reaction mixture, and evaporating the solvent to leave the nitric ester.
Abstract:
2-PERFLUOROALKYL ETHANOLS ARE OBTAINED BY REACTING 2PERFLUORO-ALKYL ETHYLIODIDES WITH AT LEAST THE TWO-FOLD MOLAR AMOUNT OF NITRIC ACID OF ABOUT 70 TO 98% STRENGTH AND HYDROGENATING THE INTERMEDIATES,WHICH ARE THE NITRATES OF THE DESIRED ETHANOLS. THE PRODUCTS ARE USEFUL AS STARTING MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROPHOBIC AND OLEOPHOBIC TEXTILE FINISHING AGENTS, E.G. THE POLYMER ACRYLATES AND METHACRYLATES OF SAID 2-PERFLUOROALKYL-ETHANOLS.
Abstract:
1,159,066. Oxalic acid. RHONE-POULENC S.A. 25 May, 1967 [25 May, 1966], No. 24443/67. Heading C2C. Oxalic acid is prepared by oxidizing propylene, or an intermediate product (for example lactic acid or α-nitratolactic acid) containing two or three carbon atoms which can be formed by nitric acid and/or nitrogen peroxide oxidation of propylene, with nitric acid in the presence of, as catalyst, a compound of iron, aluminium, chromium, tin, bismuth, iodine, which is soluble in the reaction medium. The catalyst, which may be present in an amount from 0À01 to 10% and preferably from 0À1 to 2% by weight (expressed as metal or as iodine) based on the weight of the reaction mixture, is preferably a sulphate, nitrate, chloride or phosphate of iron, aluminium, chromium, tin or bismuth; ferrous oxide, ferric oxide, or chromium trioxide; an iodate; a chromate; or chromic acid. The catalysts may be used in processes wherein gaseous propylene is passed into an aqueous medium containing at least 50% by weight of nitric acid at 40-80‹ C. or by introducing the propylene into nitric acid and then heating the solution obtained and wherein the catalyst may be introduced at the beginning of the reaction or at the beginning of the conversion of the oxidation products, for example lactic acid or α-nitratolactic acid, preferably by dissolving the catalyst in the oxidizing agent. Oxalic acid is prepared by treating propylene with nitric acid containing chromium nitrate and subsequently passing oxygen through the reaction mixture and heating; by treating propylene with aqueous nitric acid containing nitrogen peroxide and subsequently heating with chromium nitrate, ferric nitrate, stannous chloride, aluminium nitrate, bismuth nitrate or potassium iodate; by treating α-nitratolactic acid with nitric acid containing chromic acid; and by reacting lactic acid with nitric acid containing chromic acid. Suitable apparatus for the reaction is described by reference to drawings (not shown). α-Nitrato-lactic acid is obtained by treating a mixture of oxygen and propylene with nitrogen peroxide at 0‹ C.