Abstract:
CLYCERINE IS PRODUCED BY REACTING ALLYL ACETATE WITH PERACETIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF ACETIC ACID AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE. THE DIACETIN FORMED IS CONVERTED TO GLYCERINE BY ALCOHOLYSIS AFTER REMOVAL OF THE UNREACTED ALLYL ACETATE AND THE ACETIC ACID. HIGHER PERPLIPHATIC ACIDS CAN BE USED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.
Abstract:
Catalyst for the oxidation of an Alpha , Beta -unsaturated aldehyde to an Alpha , Beta -unsaturated carboxylic acid, said catalyst comprising (A) a mixture of oxides of the elements antimony, molybdenum, vanadium and tungsten and/or compounds of said elements and oxygen, and (B) at least one oxide or oxygen containing compound of the elements lead, silver, copper, tin, titanium or bismuth, said catalyst having an atomic ratio of antimony to molybdenum to vanadium to tungsten to Group (B) elements of about 1 - 60 : 12 : 0.5 - 25 : 0.1 - 12 : 0.1 - 12. Processes for the use and preparation of the catalysts are provided.
Abstract:
A CATALYST FOR THE OXIDATION OF ALKENES TO UNSTURATED ALDEHYDES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS CONTAINING NI, CO, FE, BI, P, MO AND O IS IMPROVED BY ADDING TATALUM OXIDE OR SAMARIUM OXIDE AND EMPLOYING AS A CARRIER A MIXTURE OF LATTICE ALYER SILICATE AND HIGHLY DISPERSED SILICA.
WHEREIN X IS HALOGEN, N3, LOWER ALKOXY OR LOWER ALKYLMERCAPTO; R1 AND R2 ARE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT AND ARE HYDROGEN, LOWER STRAIGHT-CHAIN OR BRANCHED ALKYL, LOWER STRAIGHTCHAIN OR BRANCHED ALKENYL, LOWER STRAIGHT-CHAIN OR BRANCHED SUBSTITUTED ALKYL OR LOWER STRAIGHT-CHAIN OR BRAHCNED SUBSTITUTED ALKENYL; R3 AND R4 ARE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT AND ARE STRAIGHTCHAIN IOR BRANCHED ALKYL OR ALKENYL HAVING FROM 1 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS OR ARE ARALKYL AND WHEREIN R3 AND R4 MAY ALSO BE INTERCONNECTED TO FORM A 5 TO 7 MEMBER RING AND WHEREIN EITHER R3 AND R4 MAY ALSO BE HYDROGEN; AND R5 AND R6 ARE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT AND ARE LOWER ALKYL OR HYDROGEN. THE COMPOUNDS ARE STRONG HERBICIDES OF A HIGHLY SELECTIVE NATURE.
Abstract:
PROCESS FOR PREPARING WATER-FREE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS FROM HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CONTAINING WORKING SOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN OBTAINED IN THE PREPARATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BY THE ANTHRAQUINONE PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES PASSING HE PEROXIDE CONTAINING WORKING SOLUTION IN CO- OR COUNTERCURRENT FLOW RELATIONSHIP TO AN ORGANIC SOLVENT WHICH IS CHEMICALLY STABLE AND WHICH IS EITHER INTRODUCED IN THE FORM OF A VAPOR OR WHICH IS CONVERTED INTO A VAPOR IN SITU IN A FILM-FORMING EVAPORATOR WHEREBY THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS DESORBED INTO THE SOLVENT AND THEREAFTER RECOVERING THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS IN TE FORM OF A CONDENSATE.
Abstract:
Olefinically unsaturated organic compounds are epoxidized with solutions of organic percarboxylic acid. An aqueous solution of the percarboxylic acid having at least 2 carbon atoms is dehydrated by extraction and/or distillation with the compound to be epoxidized. The dehydrated product is held at 30* - 100* C. and subjected to a subsequent reaction.