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Patents Assigned to Innochem Inc.

Preparation of alkane sulfonic acids and sulfonyl chlorides by oxidation of alkanethiols and dialkyl disulfides

Patent number: 6124497

Abstract: A process for preparing alkane sulfonic acids and sulfonyl chlorides by oxidation of alkanethiols or dialkyl disulfides in the presence of nitric acid or nitric oxides as a catalyst and in the presence of bromide as a cocatalyst.

Type: Grant

Filed: October 22, 1999

Date of Patent: September 26, 2000

Assignee: Innochem Inc.

Inventor: Johnson Chen