Abstract: A method for treating tar separated from a liquid containing an aromatic hydroxybenzene obtained by acidolysis of a liquid containing an aromatic hydroperoxide, which comprises dissolving the tar with an alkaline aqueous solution.

Abstract: A method for treating tar separated from a liquid containing an aromatic hydroxybenzene obtained by acidolysis of a liquid containing an aromatic hydroperoxide, which comprises dissolving the tar with an alkaline aqueous solution.

Abstract: There is provided a process for producing dihydroxybenzene, which comprises the steps of: (1) oxidizing diisopropylbenzene to obtain a reaction mixture containing di(2-dihydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene; (2) cleaving di(2-dihydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene in the reaction mixture to obtain a mixture containing crude dihydroxybenzene; (3) distilling the mixture containing crude dihydroxybenzene to obtain a fraction containing acetone from a low boiling side, and a fraction containing dihydroxybenzene from a high boiling side; (4) distilling the fraction containing dihydroxybenzene obtained in the above-mentioned step (3) to obtain a fraction containing dihydroxybenzene from a low boiling side, and a fraction containing heavy material from a high boiling side; and (5) mixing the fraction containing dihydroxybenzene obtained in the above-mentioned step (4) with water, and contacting the resulting mixture with an extraction solvent, followed by separating into an aqueous layer containing dihydroxybenzene and an oily

Abstract: A process for producing 1,3-di-(2-hydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene comprising an oxidizing step, an extracting step with an aqueous solution and a recycling step wherein the accumulated equilibrium concentration of 1,3-di-(2-hydroxy-2-propyl)benzene in the circulating oil obtained by an extracting step with an aqueous solution is 4.2% by weight or less. The process enables to avoid inconveniences like occlusion of inside space of an apparatus and failure of detection of measuring machines and allows continuous safe operation.

Abstract: A process for extraction of hydroperoxides wherein 1,3-di-(2-hydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene and 3-(2-hydroxy-2-propyl)-1-(2-hydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene are extracted from a raw solution comprising 1,3-di-(2-hydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene, 3-(2-hydroxy-2-propyl)-1-(2-hydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene and an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, said process using methyl isobutyl ketone containing not more than 10 ppm by weight of a phenol or phenols as a solvent for extraction.

Abstract: A halogenated alkyl of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different and each is a lower alkyl group, X is chlorine atom or a bromine atom and Y is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom is prepared in high conversion and high selectivity by reacting a tertiary halogenated alkyl of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and X are the same as defined above with an ethylene derivative of the formula:CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--Y (III)wherein Y is the same as defined above in the presence of a liquid catalyst comprising aluminum chloride and an alkylbenzene of the formula: ##STR3## wherein R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are the same or different and each is a lower alkyl group or a hydrogen atom provided that at least one of them is a lower alkyl group.