Patents by Inventor Werner Smolka

Werner Smolka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Production of 3,3- and 2,3-dimethylbutenes, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene and/or glycol or polyglycol N-alkyl-3,3- and -2,3-dimethylbutyl ether
    Patent number: 4579992
    Abstract: For the production of 3,3- and 2,3-dimethylbutene, respectively, and 2,3-dimethylbutadiene and/or for the simultaneous production of 3,3- and 2,3-dimethylbutene, respectively, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene, and glycol or polyglycol n-alkyl-3,3- and -2,3-dimethylbutyl ether, respectively, alkali hydroxides are reacted in a two-phase liquid system in the presence of a glycol or polyglycol ether, respectively, at temperatures of 100.degree.-250.degree. C., with mono- and dichlorodimethylbutane, respectively. By using, as the glycol or polyglycol ether, a glycol or polyglycol monoalkyl ether, the glycol or polyglycol n-alkyl-3,3- and -2,3-dimethylbutyl ether, respectively, is obtained besides the olefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Kaufhold, Werner Smolka