Abstract: Process for converting certain lactones to their alpha-methylene derivatives in the liquid phase with both high conversion and selectivity using easily recoverable novel heterogeneous catalysts.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 2005
Date of Patent:
April 3, 2007
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Inventors:
Keith W. Hutchenson, Kostantinos Kourtakis, Leo Ernest Manzer