Abstract:
The invention relates to methods for producing 1,6-hexanediol and very pure e-caprolactone from a dicarboxylic acid solution (DCL), comprising steps (a) esterification of the DCL with alcohols, (b) partial catalytic hydrogenation of the esters, (c) separation by distillation of 1,6-hexanediol and low-boiling fractions as a top product, and (d) cyclization of the 6-hydroxycaproic acid ester contained in the bottom fraction in the presence of an alcohol boiling at a temperature exceeding the boiling point of caprolactane.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing 1,6-hexanediol and caprolactone, preferably of at least 99.5% purity, which are especially substantially free from 1,4 cyclohexanediols, starting from a carboxylic acid mixture which is obtained as a byproduct of the catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanone/cyclohexanol with oxygen or gases containing oxygen and by extraction of the reaction mixture with water, and by hydrogenation of the carboxylic acid mixture, esterification and hydrogenation of a partial flow to hexanediol and cyclization of 6-hydroxycaproic ester, the 1,4-cyclohexanediols being removed during fractionation of the esterification mixture or finally from the caprolactone.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for preparing phenylalkan-1-ol of formula I. The first stage comprises reacting a compound of formula II with a compound of formula III in the presence of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal alcoholates and a nonpolar solvent to obtain a .beta.-keto ester of formula IV. The second stage comprises hydrogenating the .beta.-keto ester of formula IV by selective hydrogenation with palladium as catalyst and in the presence of hydrogen to give the corresponding ester of the formula V. The last step comprises hydrogenating the ester of the formula V by addition of hydrogen and catalyst to give the phenylalkan-1-ol of the formula I. (see formula I) (see formula II) (see formula III) (see formula IV) (see formula V)
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for recovering acids from product streams of organic syntheses, which comprises the steps a) neutralization of the acid with a base, b) removal of the base by means of adsorption, c) recovery of the acid.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing e-caprolactone from 6-hydroxycapronic acid ester in the gaseous phase in the presence of active carbon as catalyst and subsequent distillation.
Abstract:
Procedimiento para la preparación de metilendifenildiamina (MDA) mediante reacción de formaldehído y anilina en presencia de un catalizador ácido, caracterizado porque en la preparación de MDA el contenido en oxígeno en el procedimiento asciende a
Abstract:
Procedimiento para la obtención de difenilmetanodiamina que comprende los pasos a) reacción de anilina con formaldehído en presencia de un ácido, b) neutralización del ácido con amoniaco, c) separación de la mezcla de reacción del paso b) en una fase acuosa y una fase orgánica, d) tratamiento de la fase acuosa obtenida en el paso c) con un óxido o hidróxido de un metal alcalinotérreo, e) separación de amoniaco obtenido en el paso d).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing reactive zinc by means of electrochemical reduction, wherein iron or steel is used as the cathode material.