摘要:
Aromatic aldehydes may be prepared by subjecting a methyl-substituted aromatic compound to an electrical energy which includes a direct electrical current utilizing a basic medium to form an acetal, following which the acetal may be converted to the desired aldehyde by subjecting said acetal to acid hydrolysis.
摘要:
Aromatic ketones may be prepared by subjecting an alkyl aromatic compound containing more than one carbon atom in the alkyl substituent to an electrical energy which includes a direct electrical current in the presence of a nucleophile such as an organometallic oxide, a solvent and a reaction initiator such as an alkali metal hydroxide and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide to produce a ketal, following which the ketal may be converted to the desired ketone by hydrolysis.
摘要:
Alkyl aromatic compounds may be subjected to an electrochemical oxidation in an appropriate electrochemical cell utilizing a semi-emulsion solution comprising said alkyl aromatic compound in a dilute mineral acid solution containing a salt of a transition metal. The reaction is preferably effected at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure utilizing an electrical energy which includes a voltage in the range of from about 2 to about 20 volts or a current density in the range of from about 0 to about 1000 miliamps per square centimeter.
摘要:
Alkyl aromatic compounds may be subjected to electrochemical oxidation in an appropriate electrochemical cell utilizing an emulsion solution comprising said alkyl aromatic compound in an aqueous acidic medium which contains a salt of a transition metal. The reaction is effected at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure utilizing an electrical energy which includes a voltage in the range of from 2 to about 30 volts or a current density in the range of from about 20 to about 1000 milliamps per square centimeter.
摘要:
The oxidation of olefinic compounds generally using hydroperoxides, especially aqueous solutions of hydrogen peroxide, can be effected in high yield and with good selectivity in the presence of a titania-supported titanosilicate catalyst. Dilute aqueous hydrogen peroxide solutions may be used with good results. The resulting epoxidation, even when carried out at modest temperatures and with dilute aqueous hydrogen peroxide solutions, afford superior results in epoxidation relative to TS-1.
摘要:
This invention relates to a process for removing peroxide impurities contained in a tertiary butyl alcohol feedstock. The process involves contacting the feedstock with an iron (II) compound such as iron (II) chloride, under an inert atmosphere at elevated pressures and temperatures for a time sufficient to reduce the peroxides to alcohols and oxidize the iron (II) to iron (III). The iron (II) compound may be added in a homogeneous phase or it may be deposited on a support. When the iron (II) is added as a homogeneous phase, it is separated from the product by contacting the mixture with a cation exchange column. Finally, when a supported iron (II) compound is used, the process may be run in a batch or continuous mode.
摘要:
Base-catalyzed transesterification may be effected in the presence of certain metal oxide solid solutions and layered double hydroxides as the basic catalyst. Use of the latter materials as the base catalyst readily permits one to conduct transesterification in a continuous manner. Such a continuous process is applicable to esters generally and is not limited to any particular structural types of esters or alcohols. Transesterification of detergent range alkyl acetates by this method leads to the formation of the corresponding detergent range alcohols in excellent yield and with quite high selectivity.
摘要:
Surface-modified electrodes which may be used in electrochemical cells for production of electrical energy comprise an enzyme immobilized on a support. The support consists of at least a monolayer coating of a carbonaceous pyropolymer possessing recurring units containing at least carbon and hydrogen atoms composited on a high surface area refractory inorganic oxide such that the carbonaceous pyropolymer monolayer coating replicates the surface area and macropore volume of the inorganic oxide. The coated support is then treated by impregnation with a water-soluble polyamine followed by contact with a solution of a molar excess of a bifunctional monomeric material to form a copolymer which provides pendant bonding sites. The copolymer is entrapped and adsorbed in the pores of the support material to provide a permanent attachment thereto. The treated support is then contacted with an excess of an enzyme to effect the conjugate attachment of the enzyme to the treated support. The immobilized enzyme will act as a working electrode in the presence of a predetermined substrate such as glucose to provide electrical energy.
摘要:
A multi-step preparation of 4-vinylbenzeneacetic acid from the readily available 1,4-diethylbenzene is described. The method uses cobalt (II) catalyzed oxidation of 1,4-diethylbenzene to 4-ethylacetophenone followed by oxidative rearrangement of the latter to 4-ethylbenzeneacetic acid, selective photochlorination to produce 4-(1'-chloroethyl)benzeneacetic acid, and finally base-catalyzed dehydrochlorination of the latter to afford the title compound.
摘要:
Mono-tertiary butylhydroquinone may be prepared in a continuous method of operation by reacting hydroquinone with isobutylene in the presence of an acidic alumina catalyst. The alkylation is effected in a reaction medium which comprises an ether, and particularly a polyether such as the dimethyl ether of triethylene glycol.