Abstract:
A process for the dimerization of acrylonitrile to dicyanobutene and methylene-glutaronitrile under the influence of a phosphinite or phosphonite catalyst uses as solvent a mixture of proton-donating organic solvent, an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent and an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent in a specified ratio so facilitating product isolation by phase separation or liquid/liquid extraction.
Abstract:
A cycloalkylhydroperoxide is converted to an alkane-dicarboxylic acid of the same number of carbon atoms, e.g. cyclohexylhydroperoxide to adipic acid, by reaction with nitrogen dioxide.
Abstract:
In making polyarylethersulphones or polyaryletherketones or their thioanalogues by reaction of phenols with aromatic halogen compounds, raw polycondensation product is freed of alkali halide by adjusting its composition and/or temperature so that it dissolves at least 0.5% w/w of water and holds the polymer in solution, and then contacting it in liquid form with hot water, preferably under pressure.