Abstract: The present invention is to provide a means that can reduce coloring of secondary alcohol alkoxylate. The present invention relates to a method for producing a secondary alcohol alkoxylate which comprises feeding an alkylene oxide from a plurality of positions in a tubular reactor to a secondary alcohol to react them, wherein the alkylene oxide is fed in such a manner that a feeding interval is extended and a feeding rate is increased each with a specific proportion.

Abstract: A process synthesizes a compound with at least one alkylene group and at least one thiol or thiolate group. The process involves reacting a compound with at least one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group with a starter selected from a compound with at least one thiol group, from a compound with at least one hydroxy group, or from a basic inorganic composed; to obtain a compound with at least one alkylene group and at least one thiol or thiolate group and carbon dioxide.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: novel thiol compounds; a method for synthesizing said thiol compounds; curing agents containing said thiol compounds; resin compositions containing said thiol compounds and an epoxy compound; and resin compositions containing said thiol compounds and an ene compound having a carbon-carbon double bond in a molecule. Furthermore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide adhesives and sealants having these resin compositions as ingredients. The thiol compounds of the present invention are represented by chemical formula (I) to chemical formula (VII).

Abstract: Provided are a methane-production inhibitor capable of inhibiting methane production for a long period of time, and a method for inhibiting methane production using the composition. A methane-production inhibitor composition contains one or more compounds selected from compounds represented by formula [I] as an effective ingredient, and a method for inhibiting methane production uses the composition. (In formula [I], X represents an —OR1 group, a hydroxyl group, or a halogen atom, Y represents an —OR2 group or an —SO2R3 group, R1 represents a benzoyl group, R2 represents a methylsulfonyl group or a chloromethylsulfonyl group, and R3 represents a chloromethyl group or a hydroxymethyl group.

Abstract: Provided are two-stage processes by which primary alcohols such as ethanol or 1-butanol are converted into distillate-range ethers and olefins utilizing Guerbet coupling followed by intermolecular dehydration. The ethers can be used, for example, as cetane-improvers in diesel fuel, while the olefins can be hydrogenated to afford paraffins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing ethers, particularly unsymmetrical ethers, and preferably ethers suitable for use as base stocks for lubricant compositions. In particular, the process involves the reaction of a branched-chain aldehyde and a branched-chain alcohol to form an enol ether and conversion of the enol ether to a saturated ether by reduction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of decomposing a phenolic by-product, including: a step of feeding and thermally cracking a phenolic by-product stream to and in a decomposition apparatus, recovering an active ingredient from a top discharge stream, and discharging a high-boiling substance through a bottom discharge stream; a step of pressurizing each of a side discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus and a bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus; a step of mixing the pressurized side discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus and the pressurized bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus with each other to form a mixed stream; and a step of passing a part of the mixed stream through a reboiler, circulating the part of the mixed stream to the decomposition apparatus, and discharging a residual mixed stream.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing Pure Propofol with a purity of more than 99.90% is disclosed, said process comprising dissolving Crude Propofol in a solvent in which it is soluble to form a solution, treating the solution with aqueous alkali to form an aqueous alkali layer and a solvent layer, separating the aqueous alkali layer from the solvent layer using a phase separation technique, distilling off the solvent from the solvent layer, and distilling a residue of the solvent containing Propofol using steam or boiling water in a presence of dilute alkali and antioxidant like metabisulfite, under normal pressure or mild vacuum.

Abstract: Polymerizable compounds, processes and intermediates for their preparation, compositions containing them, polymers made from the compounds or compositions, and uses of the polymerizable compounds, compositions and polymers.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for treating a residual stream from bisphenol manufacture, wherein the residual stream comprises unreacted phenols, bisphenol isomers, trisphenols, organic sulfides and water. The method comprises contacting at least a portion of the residual stream or a reaction product thereof with an acidic catalyst under conditions sufficient to allow acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of organic sulfides in the residual stream to the corresponding thiols and produce an effluent stream, and then distilling at least a portion of the effluent stream to recover distillate products comprising phenols and thiols and produce a bottoms product comprising bisphenol isomers and trisphenols, and having a lower content of organic sulfides than the residual stream.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing resorcinol through micro-channel reaction. In the method, resorcinol is prepared through micro-channel reaction using m-aminophenol as a raw material, a diazo salt is synthesized at 0° C. or more, hydrolysis of the diazo salt is performed at 90° C. or less, and then reaction conditions are reduced; the reaction time is decreased from traditional 10 hours to less than 2 minutes, and therefore the reaction time is significantly shortened; the purity of a product is 75% or more, which is significantly improved.

Abstract: A novel method of producing 1-chloro-3-(4-chlorophenoxy)benzene can include performing hydrogenation reduction of 1-bromo-2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)benzene or 1-bromo-4-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenoxy)benzene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cocrystal of ubiquinol and a hydrogen bond donor coformer, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to its use as a medicament or a dietary supplement. The invention also relates to compositions comprising the cocrystal.

Abstract: Method for hydrogenating an ester with molecular hydrogen to the corresponding alcohols in the presence of a ruthenium complex (I), wherein said complex comprises a tridentate ligand L of the general formula (II) n and m are each independently 0 or 1, and the solid-dashed double lines represent a single or double bond, with the proviso that in the case of n=1 both solid-dashed double lines represent a single bond and m is 1, and in the case of n=0 one solid-dashed double line represents a single bond and the other solid-dashed double line represents a double bond, wherein in the case of a double bond on the side facing the phenyl ring m=1, in the case of a double bond on the side facing the pyridyl ring m=0, or both solid-dashed double lines represent a single bond and m is 1.

Abstract: An organic borane complex contains, as a component, triarylborane having an enhanced bonding between a boron atom and a carbon atom on an aryl group. The organic borane complex contains, as a component, triarylborane having a structure represented by the following general formula (1), wherein X1 and X2 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X3 and X4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, or X3 and X4 are linked together to be a single atom; R1 to R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and p, q and r each independently represent an integer of 1 to 3. Also disclosed are a composition containing organic borane, and an organic electroluminescent element.

Abstract: A process can be used for recovering 1-methoxy-2-propanol and 2-methoxy-1-propanol from an aqueous effluent stream by liquid-liquid-extraction, followed by extractive distillation, distillation of methoxypropanols from the extraction solvent, and distillative separation of the methoxypropanol isomers. Recovered extraction solvent is recycled to the extraction and extractive distillation. Heat transfer from recovered extraction solvent to the extract fed to the extractive distillation reduces energy demand of the process. A facility for this process contains a countercurrent extraction column, an extractive distillation column, a solvent recovery distillation column, an isomer separation distillation column, and a heat exchanger for transferring heat from recovered extraction solvent to the extract fed to the extractive distillation.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of purifying the compound (22E)-(24R)-2-methylene-22-dehydro-1?,24,25-trihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 to obtain the compound in crystalline form. The methods typically include the steps of dissolving (22E)-(24R)-2-methylene-22-dehydro-1?,24,25-trihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 in a solvent comprising ethyl acetate and hexane to form a solution, allowing crystals of (22E)-(24R)-2-methylene-22-dehydro-1?,24,25-trihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 to form and precipitate from the solution, and recovering the crystals of (22E)-(24R)-2-methylene-22-dehydro-1?,24,25-trihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 from the solution.

Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to methods of purifying methanol comprising fractionating a feed source into methanol and heavy alcohol or fusel alcohol fractions and further recovering methanol from the fusel alcohol fraction.

Abstract: A method of producing THB with improved efficiency is provided. Provided is a method of producing trihydroxybenzene (THB), the method comprising a step of heating a bacterial culture liquid comprising deoxy-scyllo-inosose (DOI) at a high temperature of no lower than 80° C. to obtain a product solution comprising trihydroxybenzene (THB).

Abstract: A process the dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether in the presence of a solid Brønsted acid catalyst selected from aluminosilicate zeolites which have a maximum free sphere diameter of greater than 3.67 Angstroms and heteropolyacids and a promoter selected from methyl formate, dimethyl oxalate and dimethyl malonate and the molar ratio of promoter to methanol is maintained at less than 1.