Abstract:
To prepare acetic acid and acetic anhydride, methanol and methyl acetate are reacted under anhydrous conditions with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst system containing carbonyl complexes of group VIII noble metals, methyl iodide, an alkali metal acetate or iodide, or quaternary organophosphonium or organoammonium acetate or iodide, The hot carbonylation mixture is decompressed, the evaporated components are fed to a first distillation zone, and the catalyst solution which remains is fed back to the reaction zone. In the first distillation zone, the volatile carbonylation products are subjected to fractional distillation; the low-boiling methyl iodide and methyl acetate pass back into the reaction zone, and the bottom product produced is a mixture of acetic acid and acetic anhydride, which is split into the pure components in a second distillation zone and a third distillation zone.
Abstract:
A process for removing by product acetone from reaction mixtures obtained by reacting methyl acetate and/or dimethylether with carbon monoxide at elevated temperatures to obtain acetic anhydride in the presence of a catalyst system consisting essentially of carbonyl complexes of noble metals belonging to group VIII of the Periodic System of the elements, acetic acid, an organophosphorus or organonitrogen compound, and methyl iodide whereby the acetone obtained as a by-product during the reaction is subjected to condensation at temperatures of 50.degree. to 250.degree. C., under pressures of 0.01 to 150 bars and at a molar ratio as above defined for the catalyst system constituent of 1:(25-500):(10-100):(15-150) so as to obtain predominantly higher-boiling secondary products to be distillatively separated in a successive distillation zone together with volatile constituents of the catalyst system.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a process for the continuous production of 2-carboxyethyl-alkyl-phosphinic acid dialkylesters by reacting an alkanephosphonous acid monoalkylester with an acrylic acid ester in the presence of a metal alcoholate. To this end, the disclosure provides:(a) for a quantity by volume (corresponding to the reactor volume) of 2-carboxyethyl-alkyl-phosphinic acid dialkylester which is to be produced, to be introduced into a reactor adapted to circulate reaction mixture therein, closed in itself and provided with cooling means and an overflow, and circulated in the reactor;(b) for the alkanephosphonous acid monoalkylester, acrylic acid alkylester and an alcoholic solution of the metal alcoholate to be continuously introduced into the reactor while cooling the material circulated therein, and for the whole to be reacted at a temperature of about 0.degree. to 80.degree. C.; and(c) for a mixture containing final product to be continuously removed through the overflow of the reactor and for 2-carboxyethyl-alkyl-phosphinic acid dialkylester to be distillatively separated from the mixture.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a process for separating the catalyst system from reaction mixtures which are obtained by reacting methyl acetate and/or dimethylether with carbon monoxide and optionally hydrogen at elevated temperatures to acetic anhydride and optionally ethylidene diacetate in the presence of a catalyst system consisting of carbonyl complexes of noble metals belonging to group VIII of the Periodic System, acetic acid, an organophosphorus or organonitrogen compound, methyl iodide and optionally compounds of carbonyl-yielding common metals, and which issue from the reaction zone under a pressure of 25 to 150 bars at a temperature of 100.degree. to 250.degree. C. More particularly, the reaction mixture coming from the reaction zone is introduced into a separator heated to 60.degree. to 140.degree. C. and released to a pressure of 0.5 to 3.5 bars with spontaneous evaporation of the bulk of volatile constituents; the stream of liquid matter coming from the separator is delivered to a distilling zone and the bulk of still volatile constituents is distilled off therein under a pressure of 0.05 to 1 bar at a base temperature of 70.degree. to 170.degree. C.; and catalyst solution retained as base product is recycled to the reaction zone.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a process for separating acetone from reaction mixtures originating from the reaction of methyl acetate and/or dimethylether with carbon monoxide and optionally hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst system consisting of carbonyl complexes of noble metals of group VIII of the Periodic System of the elements, acetic acid, an organophosphorus or organonitrogen compound, methyl iodide and optionally carbonyl-yielding compounds of common metals. To this end, the disclosure provides for the reaction mixture containing acetic anhydride, acetic acid, ethylidene diacetate, methyl iodide, acetone and methyl acetate which is distilled off from the catalyst solution, or just its low boiler fraction consisting of methyl acetate, methyl iodide and acetone to be subjected wholly or partially to an extractive distillation with acetic acid and for pure methyl iodide to be distilled off; for an acetone/methyl acetate mixture to be distilled off from the acetic acid extract; for this mixture to be separated in known fashion and for the acetic acid extractant to be recycled into the extraction stage, if desired after separation of the final reaction products comprised of acetic anhydride; ethylidene diacetate and acetic acid.
Abstract:
The invention provides a process for making acetic anhydride, wherein methyl acetate and/or dimethylether is (are) reacted with carbon monoxide under substantially anhydrous conditions, at temperatures of 350 to 575 K and under pressures of 1 to 300 bars in the presence of a catalyst system comprised of noble metals belonging to group VIII of the periodic system of the elements, or their compounds and iodine and/or its compounds. More specifically, an aliphatic carboxylic acid with 1 to 8 carbon atoms and at least one heterocyclic aromatic compound, in which at least one hetero atom is a quaternary nitrogen atom are used as promoters.
Abstract:
N-Butylacrylate is produced by reacting acrylic acid with n-butanol in liquid phase in contact with an acid cation exchanger as a catalyst.To this end, the acrylic acid and butanol are reacted in a molar ratio from 1:1 to 1:2.5, at 80.degree. to 130.degree. C, under a pressure from 3 to 15 atmospheres gauge, and for 20 - 90 minutes.
Abstract:
Production of 2-chlorobutadiene-(1,3) by the dehydrochlorination of 3,4-dichlorobutene-(1) in an aqueous solution of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide in the presence of an alcohol having between 2 and 4 carbon atoms at elevated temperature, and distilling off resulting 2-chlorobutadiene-(1,3). To this end, a reaction zone is continuously supplied with 3,4-dichlorobutene-(1), an alcohol and the aqueous hydroxide solution and the whole is heated to boiling therein while passing a stream of inert gas therethrough; resulting 2-chlorobutadiene-(1,3) is distilled off from the reaction zone and fractionated until pure; a reaction mixture which commences to separate into two layers comprising an upper layer and a lower layer is retained in the reaction zone; aqueous alcohol in excess is continuously removed from said upper layer through an overflow and the alcohol is recovered; the lower layer consisting of an aqueous/alkaline solution of unreacted hydroxide, chloride salt and minor amounts of alcohol is continuously removed through the bottom of the reaction zone; the lower layer is distilled so as to concentrate it; precipitated chloride salt is isolated, and concentrated liquor is recovered.
Abstract:
Monomeric acrylic acid is recovered from residues originating from processed crude acrylic acid and containing .beta.-acryloyloxypropionic acid, .beta.-acetoxypropionic acid, hydracrylic acid, dihydracrylic acid and polymeric hydracrylic acid. To this end, the residues are heated to temperatures within the range 130.degree. and 250.degree.C under pressures within the range 0.01 and 1 atmosphere absolute in contact with catalysts selected from alkali metal or alkaline earth metal carboxylates, phosphates or borates, or from alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compounds producing carboxylates together with the carboxylic acids being contained in the residues.
Abstract:
In the process for the preparation of N-acetylphenylalanine by opening the ring of 2-methyl-4-benzylidene-1,3-oxazolin-5-one with water to give 2-acetaminocinnamic acid and subsequently catalytically hydrogenating the latter, both reaction stages are carried out in a mixture of an aliphatic C.sub.3 -ketone to C.sub.10 -ketone or a water-miscible ether and water as the solvent, and the hydrogenation of the 2-acetaminocinnamic acid is carried out at temperatures of 10.degree. to 50.degree. C. and pressures of 1 to 15 bar in the presence of a supported palladium catalyst.