Abstract:
In a process for preparing carboxylic esters by transesterification, a first feed stream comprising a first carboxylic ester, e.g. methyl formate, is introduced at the side into a reaction column at a first inlet located between the top and the bottom of the reaction column and a second feed stream comprising a first alcohol, e.g. ethanol, is introduced at the side into the reaction column at a second inlet located above the first inlet and the feed streams are reacted in a reaction zone of the reaction column to form a second carboxylic ester and a second alcohol. The first alcohol has a higher molecular weight than the second alcohol. A product fraction comprising the second carboxylic ester and unreacted first carboxylic ester is taken off at an offtake located above the second inlet. A bottom fraction comprising the second alcohol and unreacted first alcohol is taken off at the bottom of the reaction column. The product fraction is separated by distillation at a pressure which is different from the pressure in the reaction column into second carboxylic ester and a fraction containing unreacted first carboxylic ester and the fraction containing unreacted first carboxylic ester is at least partly recirculated to the reaction zone.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of cyclopentane derivatives of formula (I), in which R represents a C1-C10 alkyl group, characterized in that cyclohexanol or cyclohexene or mixtures of both compounds are reacted to 1-methyl-1-cyclopentene (first stage), a C1-C10 alkanol being added subsequently to the double bond of the 1-methyl-1-cyclopentene (second stage).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of 1-methylcyclopentene by the thermal reaction of cyclohexanol or cyclohexene or mixtures of both compounds to 1-methylcyclopentene, characterized in that the obtained byproducts 3-methylcyclopentene and 4-methylcyclopentene (double bond isomers of 1-methylcyclopentene) are fed back to the reaction.
Abstract:
In a process for purifying carboxylic esters such as ethyl formate, a carboxylic ester to be purified is distilled in the presence of an extractant, preferably by (a) allowing vapour of the carboxylic ester to be purified to ascend in a distillation column; (b) conveying the extractant in countercurrent to the vapour in an extractive distillation zone; (c) taking off pure carboxylic ester above the extractive distillation zone. The extractant is selected, for example, from among diols, polyols, open-chain or cyclic amides.
Abstract:
Un proceso para descomponer formiatos en composiciones de materia que contienen formiato, que comprende hacer reaccionar composiciones de materia que contienen formiato en presencia de al menos un catalizador heterogéneo que comprende lantano y a una temperatura de 80 a 180 ° C y una presión de 0,1 a 60 bar, en donde las composiciones de materia que contienen formiato tienen un pH de 6,5 a 10, en donde el catalizador es un catalizador de óxido de lantano/cobre/óxido de cobre/óxido de aluminio, que comprende del 4 al 15% en peso de lantano considerado como La2O3 y con base en el peso total del catalizador, y la composición de materia que contiene formiato comprende compuestos de carbonilo formados por una reacción aldólica de alcanales con formaldehído y/o sus correspondientes productos de hidrogenación, y al menos el 50% en peso de formiato se descompone.
Abstract:
A process for decomposing formates in formate-containing compositions of matter comprises reacting formate-containing compositions of matter in the presence of at least one heterogeneous catalyst comprising lanthanum and at a temperature of from 80 to 180° C. and a pressure of from 0.1 to 60 bar, the formate-containing compositions of matter having a pH of from 6.5 to 10.