Abstract:
A method for treating tar separated from a liquid containing an aromatic hydroxybenzene obtained by acidolysis of a liquid containing an aromatic hydroperoxide, which comprises dissolving the tar with an alkaline aqueous solution.
Abstract:
A method of oxidizing secondary alkyl substituted naphthalenes with molecular oxygen in a liquid phase to hydroperoxides, carbinols or mixtures of these, which comprises: oxidizing the secondary alkyl substituted naphthalenes in the presence of an aromatic hydrocarbon having a fused ring which contains at least one methylene group therein in amounts of not more than about 1000 ppm based on the secondary alkyl substituted napththalene used.A process of producing isopropylnaphthols is also disclosed, which comprises: oxidizing diisopropylnaphthalenes with molecular oxygen in a liquid phase to diisopropylnaphthalene monohydroperoxides in the presence of (a) either an aromatic hydrocarbon having a fused ring which contains at least one methylene group therein, or a paladium catalyst soluble in the reaction mixture, and (b) an organic polar compound such as acetonitrile; and then acid-decomposing the diisopropylnaphthalene monohydroperoxide to the isopropylnaphthol.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of resorcinol from diisopropylbenzene includes the steps of oxidizing m-diisopropylbenzene under anhydrous, non-alkaline conditions with oxygen, extracting m-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide and m-diisopropylbenzene hydroxyhydroperoxide with dilute sodium hydroxide, re-extracting with an organic solvent, converting m-diisopropylbenzene hydroxyhydroperoxide to m-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide with hydrogen peroxide, drying the product, decomposing the m-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of boron trifluoride, ferric chloride and stannic chloride to coproduce resorcinol and actone, and purifying the resorcinol.
Abstract:
An improvement in a process for the preparation of resorcinol which includes the steps of treating an extract of selected oxidation products of diisopropylbenzene with hydrogen peroxide to convert m-HHP to m-DHP, drying the treated extract and thereafter, decomposing the m-DHP in the presence of an effective amount, preferably within the range of about 10 to 50 ppm, of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of boron trifluoride, ferric chloride and stannic chloride.
Abstract:
Process for the preparation of araliphatic dihydroperoxides which comprises oxidizing a hydrocarbon of the formula: ##STR1## with oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas, (2) extracting the resulting dihydroperoxide with an alkali metal hydroxide solution of a concentration of 1-12% thereby producing an aqueous extract and an organic raffinate, (3) neutralizing any alkali metal hydroxide remaining in the organic raffinate with carbon dioxide, thereby producing alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate in the raffinate, (4) washing the alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate remaining in the raffinate with wash-water, (5) extracting from the wash-water used in step (4) any dissolved hydroperoxides remaining therein with a hydrocarbon solvent, and (6) optionally recycling the hydroperoxide-containing hydrocarbon solvent into the process. The resulting wash-water effluent is free of polluting and contaminating materials.
Abstract:
Isopropylphenyl esters are converted to di- or trihydric phenols via a novel autoxidation of the esters at high conversion rates to the corresponding hydroperoxyisopropylphenyl esters in the presence of a catalyst combination comprising at least two members selected from the group consisting of (i) a metal phthalocyanine; (ii) a di-tertiary alkyl peroxide; and (iii) a tertiary alkyl hydroperoxide.Rearrangement of the hydroperoxyisopropylphenyl esters to the corresponding hydroxyphenyl esters and the hydrolysis of the latter compounds provides the phenols in overall yields (from the starting esters) heretofore not obtainable. Novel bis(hydroperoxyisopropylphenyl)carbonates are described which are attractive intermediates for the intermediate bisphenol carbonate or the final hydroquinone hydrolysis product.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of preparing a composite suitable as an oxidizing component in a redox aqueous emulsion polymerization initiator starting with the relatively harsh oxidation of p-diisopropylbenzene with oxygen and involving a manipulative separation procedure for obtaining the effective oxidizing component. The invention also relates to the oxidizing component, the redox polymerization initiator and to the aqueous emulsion polymerization of selected unsaturated monomers.
Abstract:
Polyalkylbenzene hydroperoxides are prepared from a homogeneous solution at increased rates in the presence of sulfolane from polyalkylbenzenes which are poorly soluble or insoluble in sulfolane by preoxidizing the polyalkylbenzene to an oxidation level of at least 10 percent and less than 55 percent. Then the sulfolane is added and a homogeneous solution is formed and oxidation is continued to produce a hydroperoxide product at increased rates and to excellent conversions.