Abstract:
Lower alkyl mercaptans prepared from alkanols and hydrogen sulfide are obtained in pure form by separating the gaseous mixture of hydrogen sulfide, alkanol, alkyl mercaptan, dialkyl sulfide, water, dialkyl either and inert gases at a pressure up to 10 atm. (gauge) and a temperature of 10* to 140* C. into volatile and non-volatile portions, the volatiles washed countercurrently to remove entrained alkyl mercaptan and after separating of the volatile hydrogen sulfide and ethers from the mercaptan the mercaptan is further separated from the other nonvolatiles as a substantially pure product.
Abstract:
OXAMIDE IS FORMED IN GOOD YIELDS UNDER ANHYDROUS CONDITIONS EMPLOYING (1) CYANOGEN, (2) A CARBOXYLIC ACID AND (3) A CARBOXYLIC ACID HALIDE OR HYDROGEN HALIDE. PREFERABLY SUPERATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IS EMPLOYED.
Abstract:
Aromatic and heterocyclic compounds are halogenated by a combination of chlorine, bromine or iodine and hydrogen peroxide, preferably in a two-phase system containing water and an organic liquid.
Abstract:
There is provided a process for the recovery of liquid cyanuric chloride from a mixture formed by the trimerization of cyanogen chloride in a trimerization reactor with subsequent fractionation of said mixture comprising conducting the mixture in an at least partially gaseous condition at 146* to 500*C. to a column system, bringing said mixture in a first fractionating column into contact with a solvent for cyanuric chloride having a boiling point between that of cyanogen chloride and that of cyanuric chloride and which is stable to cyanuric chloride, cyanogen chloride, chlorine and hydrogen chloride, recovering condensed liquid cyanuric chloride from the bottom of said first column at a temperature above the boiling point of said solvent, removing the distillate mixture containing solvent, cyanogen chloride, chlorine and any carbon dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen chloride from the top of said first column, partially condensing a portion of said distillate and returning said partial condensate to the top of the first fractionating column, leading the solvent containing residual gas of chlorine, cyanogen chloride and any carbon dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen chloride present to a second fractionating column adding sufficient liquid cyanogen chloride to the top of said second column to maintain a reflux in the top of said second column, removing a mixture of chlorine and cyanogen chloride and any carbon dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen chloride free of said solvent from the top of said second column, returning the chlorine and cyanogen chloride to the trimerization reactor, insuring that the gas entering said reactor contains at least 50 weight percent cyanogen, collecting chlorine and cyanogen chloride free solvent in the bottom of the second column and returning it to the top of the first fractionating column.
Abstract:
Esters of trialkyl acetic acids; preferably pivalic acid, with higher alkanols, glycols, phenols or cycloalkanols are employed as solvents for the reaction carriers in the anthraquinone process for preparing hydrogen peroxide.
Abstract:
A catalyst useful in preparing nitriles from alkyl substituted aromatic and heteroaromatic hydrocarbons comprises a mixture of antimony oxide and tungsten oxide which have been pretreated by heating from 650* to 1100* C. Compounds of manganese, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper or, preferably, vanadium can also be present.
Abstract:
A catalyst useful in preparing nitriles from alkyl substituted aromatic and heteroaromatic hydrocarbons comprises a mixture of antimony oxide and tungsten oxide which have been pretreated by heating from 650* to 1100* C. Compounds of manganese, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper or, preferably, vanadium can also be present.
Abstract:
Catalysts for the reaction of acrolein with ammonia to form pyridine and 3-methylpyridine are prepared by treating a compound of the elements Al, F and O and at least one element of the second, third or fourth group of the periodic system with oxygen at 550* to 1,200*C.
Abstract:
ANHYDROUS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS ARE PREPARED FROM A HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CONTAINING WORKING SOLUTION PRODUCED IN THE ANTHRAQUINONE PROCESS AFTER THE OXIDATION STEP BY EMPLOYING A STRIPPING DISTILLATION UNDER REDUCED PRESSURE USING AN ORGANIC SOLVENT AS THE STRIPPING AGENT.