Abstract: A vapor phase process for making methyl or ethyl nitrite from methanol or ethanol, respectively, by reacting a nitrogen oxide composition with methanol or ethanol.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 12, 1981
Date of Patent:
October 12, 1982
Assignee:
Union Carbide Corporation
Inventors:
Arthur R. Doumaux, Jr., James M. Downey, Joseph P. Henry, John M. Hurt