Abstract:
The hydroformylation of olefinic hydrocarbons is effected by treating the hydrocarbon with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst comprising an ion exchange resin, a metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, ruthenium, palladium, platinium, and rhodium bound to said resin and an organic linking compound which has at least one moiety which is ionically bonded to said resin and which further has at least one moiety which is coordinately bonded to said metal.
Abstract:
Vicinal epoxides are prepared by decomposing a .beta.-haloalkyl carbonate of the general formula ##STR1## in the presence of a quaternary ammonium or phosphonium salt.
Abstract:
This specification discloses an insoluble resin-metal compound complex, the method for its preparation, and its use in carrying out a catalyzed reaction. The complex is a weak base anion exchange resin which has been contacted with a solution of a coordination compound having at least two ligands connected to at least one central metal atom to bond chemically the resin to the metal atom by replacement of at least one of the ligands of the coordination compound by a functional group of the weak base anion exchange resin. The complex can be used as a catalyst for hydrogenation, carbon monoxide insertion, polymerization, isomerization, vinyl ester exchange, and ethylene oxidation reactions, among others.
Abstract:
Cationic polyelectrolytes formed by the polymerization in absence of oxygen of a monomer of the general formula: dispersed ##STR1## where x is 3 or more than 6 and Z is I, Br or Cl to form high charge density linear polymers are dispered in a water-soluble polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol to form a conductive hydrogel.
Abstract:
Acylic or cyclic epoxyalcohols can be prepared by direct oxidation of an olefin when there is employed a ion-exchanged bimetallic catalyst, wherein one metal is from Groups IB or VIII, and the other from Group V or VI.
Abstract:
A cross-linked polystyrene resin modified by the presence therein of chemically bound sulfur provides a highly selective sorbent for removal of heavy metal contaminants from liquids containing the same.
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Described are semipermeable microcapsules which comprise an outer semipermeable polymeric skin encapsulating a finely divided heterogeneous catalyst and a ferromagnetic material. The microcapsules are useful as magnetic, heterogeneous catalysts.
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A process for the highly selective hydrogenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids and their triglycerides to the monounsaturated compounds using a homogenous Pd(II) catalyst in an ion-exchange resin and a process for improving the carrier properties for this and other reactions of ion-exchange resins are described. The resin''s properties are improved by treatment with base or acid, without changing the number of active sites by more than 25% until the percentage of active sites readily accessible to large molecules is increased by at least 20%. In the hydrogenation process the Pd(II) is introduced into the saltform of cation-exchange resins and into the hydroxyl or neutral form of anion-exchange resins.
Abstract:
Modification of an insoluble strong-acid cation-exchange resin in acid form by partial neutralization with a thiazolidine yields an improved catalyst for the preparation of bisphenols by condensation of a phenol and a ketone.