Abstract:
In a process for producing alkoxybutenes, 1,3-butadiene or a butadiene-containing hydrocarbon mixture is reacted with an alcohol of formula ROH (I) at an increased temperature and pressure in the presence of a Brönsted acid, yielding a mixture of addition products of formulas (II) and (III), in which the radical R is a C2-C20 alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl group substituted or not with 1 to 2 C1-C10 alkoxy or hydroxy groups, or is a C2-C10 aryl or C7-C11 aralkyl group or a methyl group. The disclosed improvement consists in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of water.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing linear alpha olefins by means of an isomerising metathetical reaction and ensuing ethenolysis. The method comprises the following steps: i) a C4-C10 olefin fraction is introduced into an isomerising metathesis reaction; ii) the mixture obtained is separated into a) a C2-C3-olefin fraction, b) a fraction containing olefins having the desired carbon count, c) a light fraction containing olefins having a carbon count of C4 or above, but below the carbon count of the desired fraction b) and, d) a heavy fraction containing olefins having a carbon count which is above the carbon count of the desired fraction b); iii) the light fraction c) and optionally the heavy fraction d) are redirected into the isomerising metathesis reaction i); iv) the fraction b) and optionally the fraction d) are introduced into an ethenolysis reaction; and v) the alpha olefin fraction produced in iv) is isolated. Linear C8-C12 alpha olefins can be especially produced using said method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a C13 alcohol mixture, according to which a) a stream of C4 hydrocarbon containing butenes, which includes less than 5 % by weight of iso-butene in relation to the butene fraction, is brought into contact with a heterogeneous catalyst containing a nickel at a raised temperature, b) a C12 olefin fraction is isolated from the reaction mixture, c) the C12 olefin fraction is hydroformulated by being reacted with carbon dioxide and hydrogen in the presence of a cobalt catalyst and d) is hydrated. The alcohol mixture thus obtained is suitable for producing surfactants by alkoxylation, glycosidation, sulphation, phosphation, alkoxylation and subsequent sulphation or alkoxylation and subsequent phosphation.
Abstract:
.he invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein X represents a low alkylen group, an arylene group or an alkarylene group, L1 has formula II wherein Y1 represents oxygen, sulphur or N-R17, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17 independently represent hydrogen, alkyl or aryl, L2 has formula III wherein Y2 represents oxygen, sulphur or N-R27, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27 independently represent hydrogen, alkyl or aryl wherein L1 and L2 can be identical or different. The inventive compound is suitable for use as a catalyst or for producing a catalyst system.
Abstract:
In a process for producing n-butylalkyl ethers, (a) 1,3-butadiene or a butadiene-containing hydrocarbon mixture is reacted with an alcohol of formula ROH (I), in which the radical R is a C2-C20 alkyl or alkenyl group substituted or not with 1 to 2 C1-C10 alkoxy or hydroxy groups, a C6-C10 aryl or C7-C11 aralkyl group or a methyl group, at an increased temperature and pressure in the presence of a Brönsted acid or in the presence of a complex of an element of groups Ib, VIIb or VIIIb of the periodic table of elements with a phosphorus- or nitrogen-containing ligand, yielding a mixture of addition products of formulas (II) and (III); (b) the isomers are separated; (c) addition product III is isomerised into addition product II; (d) addition product II is hydrogenated in the presence of a homogeneous or heterogeneous transition metal element catalyst in the liquid phase or in the presence of a heterogeneous, transition metal element-containing catalyst in the gas phase, yielding n-butylalkyl ether of formula (IV).
Abstract:
The production of alkylaryl compounds comprises the following stages: a) reaction of a C4/C5 olefin mixture on a metathesis catalyst to produce a C 4-8 olefin mixture containing 2-pentene and the optional isolation of the C 4-8 olefin mixture; b) isolation of between 5 and 100 % of the 2-pentene obtained in step a) and subsequent reaction on an isomerisation catalyst to form a mixture of 2-pentene and 1-pentene, which is returned to stage a); c) dimerisation of the C 4-8 olefin mixture obtained in stage b) after the isolation process, to form a mixture containing C 8-16 olefins, isolation of the C 8-16 olefins and optional isolation of a partial stream of the latter; d) reaction of the C 8-16 olefin mixtures obtained in stage c) or the partial stream with an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of an alkylation catalyst, to form alkyl aromatic compounds, whereby prior to the reaction an additional 0 to 60 wt. % linear olefins, in relation to the C 8-16 olefin mixtures obtained in stage c), can be added; e) optional sulphonation of the alkyl aromatic compounds obtained in stage d) and neutralisation to form alkylaryl sulphonates, whereby prior to the sulphonation an additional 0 to 60 wt. % linear alkyl benzols, in relation to the alkyl aromatic compounds obtained in stage d), can be added, provided that there were no admixtures in stage d); f) optional mixing of the alkylaryl sulphonates obtained in stage e) with between 0 and 60 wt. %, linear alkylaryl sulphonates, in relation to the alkylaryl sulphonates obtained in stage e), provided that there were no admixtures in stages d) and e).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing 1,6-hexanediol having a purity of > 99.5 wt. % by catalytic dimerisation of acrylic acid esters, catalytic hydrogenation of the thus obtained hexene diacidic diester in order to form 1.6-hexanediol. Said method consists in: a) dimerising C1- C8-acrylic acid esters in the presence of at least one rhodium compound in order to form mixtures predominantly of 2- and 3-hexene diacdic diesters, b) hydrating the obtained dimerisation discharge in the presence of chrome-free catalysts containing mainly copper as a hydrogenation component and c) purifying the thus obtained raw 1.6-hexanediol by fractionating distillation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to phosphacyclohexanes of general formulae I and II, wherein the following designations, among others, apply: R can represent hydrogen, C1-100-alkyl, C7-20-aralkyl, C7-20-alkaryl, and C6-12-aryl; R to R can independently represent hydrogen, C1-20-alkyl, C7-20-aralkyl, C7-20-alkaryl, and C6-12-aryl; W, W' can independently represent single bonds or bridges comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, which can form part of a cyclic or aromatic group and can be interrupted by heteroatoms. Said phosphacyclohexanes are used as ligands in transition metal complexes of transition metals belonging to groups VIII to X of the periodic table.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyol alkyl ethers by reacting compounds comprising at least three hydroxyl functionalities with olefins in the presence of acidic catalysts at temperatures of from 20 to 250° C. and pressures of from 0.5 to 10 bar, wherein the olefins correspond to the general formula (I) in which R1 is hydrogen and R2 is a linear or branched carbon radical having from 7 to 28 carbon atoms, or R1 and R2 are each linear or branched carbon radicals having from 1 to 27 carbon atoms, the sum of the carbon number of R1 and R2 being at most 28, to polyol alkyl ethers derived from compounds having at least three hydroxyl functionalities, not more than all but one hydroxyl functionality being replaced by a moiety of the general formula (VIII) to the use of these polyol alkyl ethers as surfactants and to laundry detergents and cleaning compositions comprising these polyol alkyl ethers.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of alkylarylsulfonates by a) reaction of a C 4 -olefin mixture over a metathesis catalyst for the preparation of an olefin mixture comprising 2-pentene and/or 3-hexene, and optional removal of 2-pentene and/or 3-hexene, b) dimerization of the 2-pentene and/or 3-hexene obtained in stage a) over a dimerization catalyst to give a mixture containing C 10-12 -olefins, and optional removal of the C 10-12 -olefins, c) reaction of the C 10-12 -olefin mixtures obtained in stage b) with an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of an alkylating catalyst to form alkylaromatic compounds, where, prior to the reaction, additional linear olefins may be added, d) sulfonation of the alkylaromatic compounds obtained in stage c), and neutralization to give alkylarylsulfonates, where, prior to the sulfonation, linear alkylbenzenes may additionally be added, e) optional mixing of the alkylarylsulfonates obtained in stage d) with linear alkylarylsulfonates.