Abstract: An apparatus for continuously preparing substantially halogen-free, in particular chlorine-free, trialkoxysilanes of the general formula I (RO)3SiH  (I) in which R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, has a main reactor unit (1), at least one metering unit (2, 3, 4) for liquids and/or suspensions, located upstream of the main reactor, and at least one metering unit (5) for gaseous and/or vaporous substances, and also a product workup unit (6) located downstream of the main reactor. A process for preparing substantially halogen-free trialkoxysilanes of the general formula I in which silicon is reacted with alcohols in an inert solvent utilizes at least one organocopper compound catalyst.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously preparing substantially halogen-free, in particular chlorine-free, trialkoxysilanes of the general formula I

Abstract: Chlorine-free tetraalkoxysilanes of formula (I) (R1O)4Si  (I) wherein R1 is, independently in each instance, an unbranched, branched, and/or cyclic C1-6 hydrocarbon group is continuously manufactured by a process, comprising: reacting metallic silicon powder with a monohydric alcohol in the presence of a basic catalyst comprising a mixture of: (a) at least one compound of formula (II) [R2O—(R3O)m]nSi)OR1)4-n  (II) (b) at least one compound of formula (III) R2O—(R3O)m—M, and  (III) (c) at least one compound of formula (IV) R2O—(R3O)m—H  (IV) wherein R1 is as defined above; R2 represents, independently in each instance, a C1-10 hydrocarbon group, or hydrogen; R3 represents, independently in each instance, a C1-4 hydrocarbon group; M represents an alkali metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, and K; m is zero or a number in the range of 1-20; and n is zero or a number in the range of 1-4; further comprisin

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing organosilicon compounds which contain at least one H.sub.2 C.dbd.CH--Si-group, by reacting an organosilicon compound which contains at least one H--Si-group with acetylene in a gas/liquid phase in the presence of at least one addition catalyst and extracting the organosilicon compound which contains at least one H.sub.2 C.dbd.H--Si-group from the reaction mixture, wherein an organosilicon compound which contains at least one H--Si-group, the acetylene, which is used in stoichiometric excess, and a substantially inert liquid phase is brought into very intimate contact in a jet tube loop reactor in the presence of a catalyst, and the organosilicon compound which contains at least one H.sub.2 C.dbd.CH--Si-group is subsequently extracted from the reaction mixture and the excess acetylene is recycled into the process.

Abstract: A process is provided for the oxidation of p-xylene and methyl p-tolulate with oxygen-containing gases in the Witten-Hercules process for preparing dimetyl terephthalate in at least two sequentially arranged stages and in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the process involves oxidizing p-xylene and methyl p-toluate with oxygen containing gases in at least two sequential stages in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the at least two sequential stages include at least one p-xylene rich stage and at least one methyl p-toluate rich stage, wherein at least one of the following steps (a) and (b) occurs:(a) in the at least one p-xylene rich stage at least a portion of p-xylene present is oxidized in the presence of 5 to 30% by mass of methyl p-toluate, based on a total amount of oxidation mixture in the at least one p-xylene rich stage; or(b) in the methyl p-toluate rich stage at least one of methyl p-toluate or p-toluic acid is oxidized in the presence of 2 to 30% by mass of p-xylene, based on a total amount of m

Abstract: Carrying out a chemical reaction in a reaction distillation column on an inorganic catalyst in the form of a column packing material which is maintained above the column bottom permits the use of high reaction temperatures and the easy removal or replacement of inactivated catalyst.