Abstract:
An alkyl nitrite is produced with high efficiency by bringing a nitrogen monoxide gas into contact with an aqueous solution of an alkyl alcohol and nitric acid in a reactor 2, which aqueous solution may be a liquid fraction generated in an alkyl nitrite-production process in which an alkyl alcohol is reacted with nitrogen monoxide and oxygen in a reaction column 1.
Abstract:
C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -Alkyl nitrites can be prepared by reacting nitrogen dioxide with C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alcohols, by, in a counterflow-operated column, feeding the alcohol or an alcohol/water mixture into the upper part of the column and the nitrogen dioxide or a nitrogen dioxide/inert gas mixture into the lower part of the column. The resulting alkyl nitrite is removed from the column as the top product and the co-formed nitric acid is removed from the column as the bottom product.
Abstract:
Organic nitrogen compounds are formed in the vapor phase by organic radical formation by reaction of an organic compound, suitably an alkane, with hydroxyl radicals derived from the reaction between hydrogen peroxide and nitrogen dioxide and the nitration of the organic radicals, suitably with nitrogen dioxide. The process is conducted using a molecular oxygen additive which directs the reaction towards the formation of the nitrate corresponding to the organic compound which may predominate in the organic reaction products.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a process for continuously preparing ethylene glycol, which comprises (1) a first step of contacting a gas containing carbon monoxide and an ester of nitrous acid with a solid catalyst of platinum group metal series in the gaseous phase thereby to obtain a product containing a diester of oxalic acid, (2) a second step of condensing the product of the first step thereby to separate a non-condensed gas containing nitrogen monoxide formed by the catalytic reaction of the first step from a condensed liquid containing the diester of oxalic acid, (3) a third step of contacting the non-condensed gas of the second step with a gas containing molecular oxygen and an alcohol, and recycling the resulting gas containing an ester of nitrous acid to the first step, (4) a fourth step of contacting the condensed liquid of the second step containing the diester of oxalic acid and hydrogen with a catalyst for hydrogenation in the gaseous phase thereby to obtain a product containing ethylene glycol, (5) a fifth step of distilling the product of the fourth step thereby to distill out the alcohol and to obtain ethylene glycol, and (6) a sixth step of recycling the alcohol of the fifth step as an alcohol source for the third step.
Abstract:
A vapor phase process for making methyl or ethyl nitrite from methanol or ethanol, respectively, by reacting a nitrogen oxide composition with methanol or ethanol.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method of stabilizing liquid alkyl nitrites by adding ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, calcium silicate and mixtures thereof and mixing to produce solid state compositions and to stabilized compositions thereof.
ARE PRODUCED BY REACTING METHYL NITRIETE AND PERFLUOROGLUTARIC ANHYDRIDE OR PERFLUOROSUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE AND THEN DECARBOXYLANTING THE RESULATNT PRODUCT. THE COMPOUNDS, WHICH CAN BE HYDROLYZED TO PRODUCE THE CORRESPONDING NITROSO-SUBSTITUTED FLUORCARBON ACIDS, ARE USED AS COMONOMERS IN NITRROSO RUBBERS.
Abstract:
The reaction product of nitric acid and cyclohexane is treated with methanol before distillation, so as to convert the cyclohexylnitrite present into cyclohexanol. Specification 938,848 and U.S.A. Specification 2,343,534 are referred to.
Abstract:
Nitrite esters of alkanols and cycloalkanols are prepared by treating the alcohol with a solution of nitrosylsulphuric acid in aqueous sulphuric acid and separating the resulting ester from the mixture containing sulphuric acid, ester, alcohol and water. The resulting sulphuric acid solution may be freed from alcohol, concentrated and reacted with nitrous gases to yield fresh nitrosylsulphuric solution. Specified esters are methyl-, ethyl-, butyl-, amyl- and cyclohexyl-nitrates. The process is illustrated by reference to diagrammatic flow sheets (not shown).