Acyclic Patents (Class 568/840)
  • Patent number: 5726334
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of ruthenium complexes of the formula RuH.sub.2 L.sub.2 (PR.sub.3).sub.2, wherein each L is independently H.sub.2 or an additional equivalent of PR.sub.3, and each R is independently H, a hydrocarbyl group, or an assembly of at least two hydrocarbyl groups connected by ether or amine linkages, comprising contacting a source of ruthenium and PR.sub.3 with gaseous hydrogen in the presence of a strong base, a phase-transfer catalyst, water and an organic solvent; and the use of certain classes of ruthenium complexes as catalysts in hydrogenation, and reductive hydrolysis processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard Paul Beatty, Rocco Angelo Paciello
  • Patent number: 5703133
    Abstract: The invention provides for a method of making isoalcohols using syngas-to-alcohol catalyst and method of making it. The catalyst is a highly dispersed, alkali promoted, La stabilized, microcrystalline Cu.sub.2 O having a particle size of .ltoreq.6 nm in the presence of an alumina structural promoter, wherein on a mole % alkali free metals-only basis Cu is present in from 45 to 55%, Zn from 10 to 20%, Al from 10 to 25%, La from 5 to 15%, and wherein the alkali is from 0.01 to 0.91% K and from 3 to 6.5% Cs. The method of making it involves coprecipitation at a constant pH from a solution of soluble metal salts of copper, zinc, lanthanum and aluminum with an alkali hydroxide, washing the coprecipitate in the essential absence of CO.sub.2, drying and calcining it, then contacting it with K and Cs to form the promoted catalyst. The promoted catalyst is dried and recalcining to produce a catalyst precursor with highly dispersed CuO crystallites. The catalyst is activated in flowing hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Russell John Koveal
  • Patent number: 5696299
    Abstract: A process for producing an optically active alcohol comprising carrying out interesterification between a racemic alcohol and an ester selected from the group consisting of (a) a diester between a lower monohydric alcohol and a saturated dicarboxylic acid having 14 or more carbon atoms, (b) a triglyceride of a saturated fatty acid having 16 or more carbon atoms, and (c) a monoester between a lower monohydric alcohol and a saturated fatty acid having 18 or more carbon atoms in the presence of lipase, preferably heat-resistant lipase, and in the presence or absence of a solvent, preferably in the absence of a solvent, under a substantially water-free condition, separating an optically active alcohol rich in either one of R- and S-forms from the reaction mixture, and adding an optically inactive non-racemic alcohol to the residue of the previous step to carry out interesterification under the same conditions as in the previous reaction to separate the other enantiomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: The Nisshin Oil Mills, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Negishi, Seiichi Shirasawa, Junko Suzuki, Yukie Masuda
  • Patent number: 5689003
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel ruthenium complex having the formula Ru(.eta..sup.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.8 --PCy.sub.2)(PCy.sub.3)Cl, wherein Cy is cyclohexyl; its use in the preparation of RuHCl(H.sub.2)(PCy.sub.3).sub.2 and RuH.sub.2 (H.sub.2).sub.2 (PCy.sub.3).sub.2 ; and the use of the complexes as catalysts in hydrogenation, imination and reductive hydrolysis processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard Paul Beatty, Rocco Angelo Paciello
  • Patent number: 5663450
    Abstract: This invention encompasses a substantially homogeneous lipid chemoattractant released from stressed mammalian tissue which is a neutral lipid which is acid labile and stable to base and is stable in boiling water. This lipid recruits macrophages but not neutrophils to stressed tissue. The invention also encompasses a method for detecting injured tissue by detecting the presence of the above described lipid chemoattractant in body fluids such as urine, serum and saliva. The invention also includes a method for reducing recruitment of macrophages to injured tissue by reducing the amount of the above lipid chemoattractant or by blocking the interaction of this lipid chemoattractant with its macrophage binding site. The addition of this lipid chemoattractant to injured skin tissue promotes healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: CV Therapeutics
    Inventors: George F. Schreiner, Louis G. Lange, III
  • Patent number: 5663156
    Abstract: A mixture of higher primary aliphatic alcohols of 22 to 38 carbon atoms can be obtained by saponifying and extracting steps with organic solvents from sugar cane wax. The mixture which contains tetracosanol, hexacosanol, heptacosanol, octacosanol, nonacosanol, triacontanol, dotriacontanol and tetratriacontanol can be used for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, and atherosclerotic complications as platelet hyperaggregabiulity, ischemia and thrombosis, and prevents drug induced gastric ulcer and improves male sexual activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignees: Laboratorios Dalmer SA, Adanifer, S.A.
    Inventors: Abilio Laguna Granja, Juan Magraner Hernandez, Daisy Carbajal Quintana, Lourdes Arruzazabala Valmana, Rosa Mas Ferreiro, Milagros Garcia Mesa
  • Patent number: 5661204
    Abstract: Mixtures of isomeric decyl alcohols obtained by oligomerization of propylene in the presence of deactivated zeolites as catalysts, followed by separation of the nine carbon olefins from the oligomer mixture, then hydroformylation of the 9 carbon olefins to 10 carbon aldehydes, and hydrogenation of the aldehydes to the corresponding alcohols. The mixtures, when esterified with phthalic acid, or anhydride, provide a mixture of isomeric di-decyl phthalates that can be used as plasticizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Bahrmann, Wolfgang Greb, Peter Heymanns, Peter Lappe, Thomas Muller, Jurgen Szameitat, Ernst Wiebus
  • Patent number: 5583250
    Abstract: Mixtures of isomeric decyl alcohols obtained by oligomerization of propylene in the presence of deactivated zeolites as catalysts, followed by separation of the nine carbon olefins from the oligomer mixture, then hydroformylation of the 9 carbon olefins to 10 carbon aldehydes, and hydrogenation of the aldehydes to the corresponding alcohols. The mixtures, when esterified with phthalic acid, or anhydride, provide a mixture of isomeric di-decyl phthalates that can be used as plasticizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Bahrmann, Wolfgang Greb, Peter Heymanns, Peter Lappe, Thomas M uller, J urgen Szameitat, Ernst Wiebus
  • Patent number: 5449841
    Abstract: A process for reducing the level of metal ions and/or metal compounds in a polyoxyalkylene monool or polyol having a number average molecular weight of above 500-25000 by bringing the monool or polyol into contact with an extracting compound which is a polyol or a polyol mixture having a number average molecular weight of at most 500 and being immiscible with the polyoxyalkylene monool or polyol, mixing the extracting compound and the polyoxyalkylene monool or polyol, allowing the extracting compound and the polyoxyalkylene monool or polyol to separate and removing the extracting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventor: Patrick M. G. Goegebeur
  • Patent number: 5430165
    Abstract: Aluminum alkyls are oxidized to aluminum alkoxides using a cobalt catalyst to increase the rate of oxidation. Alcohols can be prepared by hydrolysis of the aluminum alkoxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Albemarle Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Cox, John K. Roberg, Armen N. Abazajian
  • Patent number: 5414157
    Abstract: Process and apparatus are provided for oxidation of oxidation of organic compounds in which a reaction zone is provided, containing an open space and a bed of solid granular catalyst, an organic feedstock and oxygen are passed in gas phase through the open space and then into contact with the catalyst bed, and reaction products are removed from the open space after relatively less contact with the catalyst, and from at least one other location after relatively greater contact with the catalyst. Greater yield of desired product may be obtained in such operation than in operation where all of the reaction products are removed after the greater contact with the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Sun Company, Inc. (R&M)
    Inventors: Vincent A. Durante, Darrell W. Walker, Steven M. Gussow, James E. Lyons, Robert C. Hayes
  • Patent number: 5406004
    Abstract: A process is described for the production of a hydroxylic compound selected from alcohols and diols by hydrogenation of a corresponding hydrogenatable material selected from monoesters of carboxylic acids, monoesters of dicarboxylic acids, diesters of dicarboxylic acids, lactones, and mixtures of two or more thereof which comprises:(a) providing a hydrogenation zone containing a charge of a granular heterogeneous ester hydrogenation catalyst;(b) supplying to the hydrogenation zone a vaporous feed stream containing hydrogen and a hydrogenatable material selected from monoesters of carboxylic acids, monoesters of dicarboxylic acids, diesters of dicarboxylic acids, lactones, and mixtures of two or more thereof, at an inlet temperature which is above the dew point of the mixture;(c) maintaining the hydrogenation zone under temperature and pressure conditions which are conducive to effecting hydrogenation of esters;(d) recovering from the hydrogenation zone a two phase product stream containing a hydroxylic compou
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip H. D. Eastland, John Scarlett, Michael W. M. Tuck, Michael A. Wood
  • Patent number: 5395994
    Abstract: This invention provides an environmentally acceptable method for recovery of phenolic and brominated phenolic compounds, alcohol solvent, and bromide values from the a reaction medium liquid mixture formed in the production of a tetrabromobisphenol-A predominant product. The process comprises (a) separating the tetrabromobisphenol-A predominant product and alkyl bromide from the reaction medium thereby forming a liquid mixture containing alcohol, phenolic and brominated phenolic compounds, HBr, and water; (b) treating the liquid mixture with a sufficient amount of alkaline or alkaline earth metal hydroxide so as to form a treated aqueous mixture having a pH in the range of from about 9.5 to about 14.0, and containing MBr.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Albemarle Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Williams, William J. Cranston, III
  • Patent number: 5387753
    Abstract: A process is described for reactivating an at least partially deactivated copper-containing ester hydrogenation catalyst which has undergone deactivation through use in hydrogenation of an unsaturated organic compound selected from esters of C.sub.8 to C.sub.22 monocarboxylic acids, diesters of dicarboxylic acids, and lactones, to yield a corresponding hydroxylic compound selected from alcohols and diols which comprises contacting the at least partially deactivated copper-containing catalyst at an effective reactivation temperature and for an effective period of time with a stream of hydrogen-containing gas which is substantially free from the unsaturated organic compound thereby to reactivate the at least partially deactivated copper-containing catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: John Scarlett, Michael W. M. Tuck, Michael A. Wood
  • Patent number: 5382716
    Abstract: Mixtures of isomeric decyl alcohols obtained by hydroformylation of butadiene to produce aldehyde mixtures, condensation of the aldehyde mixtures, isolated from the reaction product, to form an aldol mixture, and isolation and hydrogenation of the aldol mixture. The mixture of isomeric decyl alcohols, esterified using phthalic acid, gives a mixture of isomeric decyl phthalates which are plasticizers having excellent cold properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Bahrmann, Wolfgang Greb, Peter Heymanns, Peter Lappe, Jurgen Szameitat, Thomas Muller, Ernst Wiebus
  • Patent number: 5365691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkyl or hydroxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkyl;R.sup.2 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkyl; andm represents an integer from 10 to 20,for combating cockroaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jurgen Scherkenbeck, Gunter Nentwig, Jurgen Lenz, Jurgen Boeckh, Gernot Wendler, Martin Dambach, Bernd-Wieland Kruger
  • Patent number: 5345009
    Abstract: A method for conjointly preparing tertiary butyl alcohol and ditertiary butyl peroxide wherein a solution of a tertiary butyl hydroperoxide feedstock in tertiary butyl alcohol is charged to a hydroperoxide decomposition reaction zone containing a catalytically effective amount of a hydroperoxide decomposition catalyst consisting essentially of palladium supported on pelleted carbon, and is brought into contact with the catalyst in liquid phase under hydroperoxide decomposition reaction conditions to convert the tertiary butyl hydroperoxide to decomposition products, principally tertiary butyl alcohol and ditertiary butyl peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Chemical Company
    Inventors: John R. Sanderson, John F. Knifton
  • Patent number: 5288925
    Abstract: A method for preventing the precipitation of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers in a distillation vessel. The vessel contains water, methanol, and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers. The method includes the step of adding to the distillation vessel from 1 to about 1,000 ppm of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl and arylalkyl sulfonic acids having a carbon length of from 4 to about 30 carbons. Preferably, the surfactant is dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventor: Michael K. Poindexter
  • Patent number: 5278319
    Abstract: An improved process is provided for the production of a partial oxidation product by the vapor phase reaction of a hydrocarbon with substantially pure oxygen in the presence of a suitable catalyst. In the improved process, the partial oxidation product is removed, carbon dioxide and excess carbon monoxide, present in the reactor effluent as by-products, are also removed and the remaining gaseous effluent, comprised mainly of carbon monoxide and unreacted hydrocarbon, is recycled to the reactor. The concentration of carbon monoxide throughout the system is maintained sufficiently high to prevent the formation of a flammable mixture in the reactor or associated equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: The BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Ramachandran, Loc Dao, Donald L. MacLean
  • Patent number: 5274182
    Abstract: Saturated, liquid, low molecular weight and low-viscosity isobutylene polymers terminally functionalized by special groups, which correspond to the following formula ##STR1## are produced by solution ozonolysis of high molecular weight isobutylene/diene copolymers containing diene monomers, stabilization of the products obtained after the ozone treatment by addition of peroxide decomposers and subsequent reduction with hydrogen in the presence of hydrogenation catalysts under pressures of 10 to 300 bar and at temperatures of 20.degree. to 300.degree. C., optionally in the presence of sulfur or amines or ammonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard Weider, Thomas Scholl
  • Patent number: 5268514
    Abstract: Mixtures of isomeric decyl alcohols are obtained by hydroformylation of 1-butene- and 2-butene-containing mixtures in two stages to give aldehyde mixtures, condensation of the isolated and combined aldehyde mixtures to form an aldol mixture, and isolation and hydrogenation of the aldol mixture. The mixture of isomeric decyl alcohols, esterified with phthalic acid, gives a mixture of isomeric decyl phthalates which are useful as plasticizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Bahrmann, Wolfgang Greb, Peter Lappe, Peter Heymanns, Jurgen Szameitat, Thomas Muller, Ernst Wiebus
  • Patent number: 5264638
    Abstract: A process for the extraction and purification of the diterpene alcohol Plaunotol from the leaves of the medicinal plant, Croton sublyratus Kurz. The process involves extracting firstly with a lower aliphatic alcohol followed by extracting from the alcohol solution with a chlorinated hydrocarbon. Then impurities are hydrolysed and the required Plaunotol separated by extraction with a hydrocarbon. This process is simple and gave much better yields than prior processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Chulalongkorn University
    Inventor: Naline Nilubol
  • Patent number: 5254756
    Abstract: (2R,3E)-4-halo-3-buten-2-ols are produced by kinetic resolution of racemates from the corresponding racemates. The racemate is esterified by reaction with a carboxylic acid derivative, preferably with chloroacetyl chloride. Then the (R)-ester is enantioselectively hydrolyzed with a lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens. The corresponding (2R,3E)-4-halo-3-buten-2-ol also can be obtained from the remaining (S)-ester after separation. The compounds are chiral synthesis structural elements for the production of optically active natural substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Lonza Ltd.
    Inventors: Markus Banziger, John McGarrity
  • Patent number: 5233103
    Abstract: This invention povides to a process for making an aluminum trialkyl product which process comprises reacting a mixture comprising, (i) an aluminum alkyl feed which contains one or more aluminum alkyls represented by the formula R.sub.3 Al, where R represents a C.sub.2 to C.sub.20 straight chain alkyl radical and each R can be the same or different, the alkyl radicals in said aluminum alkyl feed having an average chain length of at least about C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: Ronny W. Lin, Robert H. Allen, William L. Cox
  • Patent number: 5196597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the oxidation of isobutane in the liquid phase to produce TBA and TBHP wherein at least a portion of the oxidation product mixture is obtained from the condensate of vapors from the oxidation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Arco Chemical Technology, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert N. Cochran, Shaw-Chan Lin
  • Patent number: 5175371
    Abstract: An improved process for preparing either optically pure enantiomer of the bark beetle pheromones ipsenol and ipsdienol is provided. The process is also applicable to the condensation of aldehydes of widely varying properties to the corresponding chiral alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Herbert C. Brown
  • Patent number: 5132472
    Abstract: Process is provided for oxidation of organic compounds in which a reaction zone is provided, containing an open space and a bed of solid granular catalyst, an organic feedstock and oxygen are passed in gas phase through the open space and then into contact with the catalyst bed, and reaction products are removed from the open space after relatively less contact with the catalyst, and from at least one other location after relatively greater contact with the catalyst. Greater yield of desired product may be obtained in such operation than in operation where all of the reaction products are removed after the greater contact with the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing Company
    Inventors: Vincent A. Durante, Darrell W. Walker, Steven M. Gussow, James E. Lyons, Robert C. Hayes
  • Patent number: 5116813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perfume composition comprising a methyl branched aliphatic compound and the methyl branched aliphatic compound useful as perfume material and a method for imparting a fragrance by using such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Tajima, Sachio Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5117013
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel process for the preparation of epoxyalkanes and epoxycycloalkanes which comprises hydrogenating .gamma.,.delta.-epoxyalkenes or .gamma.,.delta.-epoxycycloalkenes in the presence of a rhodium catalyst. The process is especially useful for the preparation of 1,2-epoxybutane from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Stephen N. Falling
  • Patent number: 5113003
    Abstract: The silicon-containing phenoxy ethers are of the formula III: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 which may be the same or different are selected from H, --R.sup.3 --X, aliphatic hydrocarbyl having 1-6 carbon atoms or aryl, or substituted derivatives thereof, provided that not more than one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is H;R.sup.3 is a divalent C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 aliphatic and/or aromatic hydrocarbyl group which may optionally be substituted, or interrupted, by a hetero atom;R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 which may be the same or different are H, ##STR2## or an ortho para directing activating group for aromatic electrophilic substitution, other than an amine;and X is a reactive functional group capable of undergoing an acid-catalyzed electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction with a phenol, for example an aldehyde group. They can be polymerized to produce silicone-modified polymers of the phenol-aldehyde type without the use of free aldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Loctite (Ireland) Limited
    Inventors: John G. Woods, Pauline Coakley
  • Patent number: 5105028
    Abstract: Process for preparing one or more hetero-atoms containing hydrocarbons by contacting one or more hydrocarbons with a plasma-generated system derived from a source containing hydrogen atoms(s) and at least one hetero-atom in which process the plasma-generated system in contacted with the hydrocarbon(s) in liquid for and/or in gaseous form under conditions which allow absorption of heat released during the process of preparing said hetero-atom(s) containing hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jacques J. J. Dufour, Laurent Pelsez, Bruno Peltier
  • Patent number: 5105030
    Abstract: Dihydromyrcenol is prepared from dihydromyrcenyl chloride by hydrolyzing dihydromyrcenyl chloride in an aqueous medium containing a base and a phase transfer catalyst in an amount of 0.001-10 mol %, based on the amount of dihydromyrcenyl chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Wachholz, Heinz-Werner Voges
  • Patent number: 5087774
    Abstract: A novel process for converting myrcene to a key palladium-myrcene complex using palladium (II) chloride in the presence of an aqueous cycloamide solvent and lithium salt is disclosed. Novel processes for converting the palladium-myrcene complex to citral using a phosphine compound, or to nerol using a nitrogen-donor compound in the presence of hydrogen gas, are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: Union Camp Corporation
    Inventor: James B. Woell
  • Patent number: 5072057
    Abstract: A catalytic process for the hydroformylation of olefinic, sulfur containing thermally cracked petroleum streams to produce aldehydes and/or alcohols is disclosed. The catalysts are homogeneous transition metal carbonyl complexes. Especially preferred catalysts for low and medium pressure hydroformylation are cobalt and rhodium carbonyl hydride complexes in which some of the carbonyl ligands have been replaced by trivalent phosphorus ligands. In a preferred high pressure hydroformylation, the sulfur-containing naphtha and gas oil distillate feeds are produced from vacuum residua by high temperature thermal cracking. Such feeds contain more than 20% olefins with 1-n-olefins as the single major types. These olefin components are hydroformylated in the presence of a cobalt carbonyl complex to produce a novel type of semilinear aldehyde and/or alcohol product containing an average of less than one alkyl branch per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Alexis A. Oswald, Ram N. Bhatia, Edmund J. Mozeleski, Alexandr P. Glivicky, Barry G. Brueggeman, John R. Hooton, Charles M. Smith
  • Patent number: 5026934
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of converting light hydrocarbons to olefins, gasoline and methanol. In the first stage, a gas containing one or more light hydrocarbons is synthesized to higher hydrocarbons including raw gasoline. However, at commercially acceptable selectivities using currently available catalyst, a majority of the light hydrocarbons remain unsynthesized. In addition, the synthesis produces significant quantities of carbon dioxide and some carbon monoxide. In this method the unsynthesized light hydrocarbons and the oxides of carbon are used to produce methanol, which can be used for several purposes including gasoline or ethylene synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Lyondell Petrochemical Company
    Inventors: Charanjit S. Bains, Martin P. Grosboll
  • Patent number: 5025113
    Abstract: A tertiary butyl hydroperoxide feedstock, such as one prepared from the reaction product formed by the reaction of isobutane with molecular oxygen and which feedstock comprises tertiary butyl hydroperoxide dissolved in tertiary butyl alcohol, is charged to a catalytic decomposition zone where the tertiary butyl hydroperoxide is catalytically decomposed in the presence of a soluble catalyst system to provide a decomposition reaction product characterized by a high conversion rate and a high selectivity of tertiary butyl hydroperoxide to tertiary butyl alcohol, the catalyst system being composed of a soluble iron compound and a soluble ruthenium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Texaco Chemical Company
    Inventors: John R. Sanderson, John F. Knifton
  • Patent number: 5017729
    Abstract: Phenol is produced in a recycle manner by (a) reacting benzene with propylene to synthesize cumene, (b) oxidizing the cumene of step (a) into cumene hydroperoxide, (c) acid cleaving cumene hydroperoxide into phenol and acetone, (d) hydrogenating the acetone of step (c) into isopropanol, (e) dehydrating the isopropanol of step (d) into propylene, and (f) recycling the propylene of step (e) to step (a). It is also possible to take propylene from step (e). The acetone by-product produced upon preparation of phenol is converted into propylene which is useful by itself for any other uses or recycled to the phenol producing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukuhara, Fujihisa Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 4992601
    Abstract: A process for the selective separation of alkenes and/or alkynes from gases obtained by cracking of petroleum products comprising: (a) treating said gases containing at least one alkene and/or at least one alkyne with a macroporous strongly acidic cation exchange resin in its hydrogen form to selectively adsorb said at least one alkene and/or said at least one alkyne; and (b) introducing water, oxygen or an acid in vapor form to simultaneously desorb said at least one alkene and/or said at least one alkyne and to form at least one alcohol, aldehyde, oxide or ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Energia Andina Ltd.
    Inventor: Mauricio Kling
  • Patent number: 4950791
    Abstract: A process for producing the optically pure (+)- or (-) isomer of a phenyl- or substituted- phenylalkanolamine compounds having pharmacologic activity without the need for resolution processes and novel intermediates useful in the process including optically pure haloalcohols are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Inventor: Herbert C. Brown
  • Patent number: 4927954
    Abstract: A continuous process for efficiently co-producing secondary alcohols of long-chain olefins and lower carboxylic acid esters, comprising (I) performing an acid/olefin reaction in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst such as Amberlyst 15, and (II) performing an ester-exchange reaction in the presence of, e.g., titanium alcoholate. A desirable feature of the process is the ability to produce co-products of choice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Knopf, Louis F. Theiling Jr., Leroy P. Berti
  • Patent number: 4857665
    Abstract: A process for converting the filtration residue of crude sodium produced by fusion electrolysis into a sodium alcoholate with a low NaOH content. The residue first is intensively and continuously mixed for 2-5 hours at 300.degree.-600.degree. C. and then is added with stirring to the particular alcohol, possibly with heat added. The alcoholate solution so formed is filtered and the alcoholate may be obtained from the filtrate by distilling off the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Hinrichs, Herbert Hovestadt, Ludwig Lange, Kurt A. Ruppert, Erich Splett
  • Patent number: 4837367
    Abstract: Process for the hydrogenation of carbonyl-containing compounds at mild conditions of temperature and pressure to produce alcohols or amines is disclosed, employing palladium on zinc oxide catalysts. A method for the preparation of the palladium on zinc oxide catalysts useful for the desired reductive conversion is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bruce L. Gustafson, Paul S. Wehner, Gregory O. Nelson, Patricia N. Mercer
  • Patent number: 4816121
    Abstract: Gas or vapor phase chemical reactions are conducted inside an open loop Stirling cycle apparatus which may operate as a heat engine or as a heat pump. Adsorbent surfaces are associated with the thermal regenerators of the Stirling cycle apparatus, so that pressure swing adsorption separation of reactant and product gas species may be achieved in response to cyclic variations of flow and pressure within the apparatus. Flow control means are provided to introduce the feed gas into the working space of the apparatus and to remove separated product fractions. The feed gas is chemically reactive in a reaction zone of the working space, with reactant and product species separated by the apparatus to remove desired product(s) from the reaction zone while retaining reactant(s) in the reaction zone, so that conversion and selectivity objectives can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Inventor: Bowie G. Keefer
  • Patent number: 4810825
    Abstract: A method of reducing a nitrile into a corresponding alcohol is disclosed. The nitrile is caused to react with an alcohol by using a zirconium hydrous oxide as a catalyst. The zirconium hydrous oxide is obtained by partially dehydrating zirconium hydroxide. The nitrile can be reduced to the corresponding alcohol in a one-step reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco, Inc.
    Inventors: Hajime Matsushita, Makoto Shibagaki, Kyoko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4801719
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula Ia ##STR1## in which X and R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are as defined in the claims, are obtainable by reacting monochlorosilanes of the formula II ##STR2## with tetrasubstituted ethylenes of the formula III ##STR3## X as Cl and Br can be replaced by ester groups of inorganic and organic acids. The compounds of the formula I and those with other ester groups are suitable especially as a protective-group reagent for hydroxyl, mercapto, carboxyl, amino and amide groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Konrad Oertle, Hansjurg Wetter
  • Patent number: 4783555
    Abstract: A hydration product is produced from an olefinic feedstock by contacting the olefinic feedstock with water under hydration conditions in the presence as catalysts of a unidimensional medium pore crystalline zeolite, for example Theta-1, ferrierite, ZSM-22, ZSM-23 or NU-10. Theta-1 is the preferred catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1988
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company p.l.c.
    Inventor: Martin P. Atkins
  • Patent number: 4719042
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use as perfumes of tertiary, alkyl-substituted alcohols corresponding to the general formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are individually each a C.sub.1-3 alkyl and R.sup.3 is a C.sub.4-9 alkyl, in compositions containing active chlorine, and to such compositions themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Ulf-Armin Schaper, Siegfried Bloesl, Klaus Bruns, Benno Streschnak
  • Patent number: 4705903
    Abstract: Motor-fuel grade tertiary butyl alcohol which is prepared, for example, by reacting propylene with tertiary butyl hydroperoxide to form propylene oxide and a tertiary butyl alcohol reaction product contaminated with residual amounts of tertiary butyl hydroperoxide and ditertiary butyl peroxide can be effectively catalytically treated under mild conversion conditions including a temperature of about 80.degree. to 280.degree. C. with a catalyst composed of iron, copper, chromia and cobalt, or the oxides thereof in order to substantially selectively convert the two peroxide contaminants to tertiary butyl alcohol and to thereby provide a treated tertiary butyl alcohol product substantially free from contaminating quantities of such peroxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Sanderson, John M. Larkin
  • Patent number: 4704482
    Abstract: Motor-fuel grade tertiary butyl alcohol which is prepared, for example, by reacting propylene with tertiary butyl hydroperoxide to form propylene oxide and a tertiary butyl alcohol reaction product contaminated with residual amounts of tertiary butyl hydroperoxide and ditertiary butyl peroxide can be effectively catalytically treated under mild conversion conditions including a temperature of about 80.degree. to 280.degree. C. with an unsupported catalyst composed of nickel, copper, chromia and iron, or the oxides thereof, or a catalyst containing nickel, copper, chromia and iron which is supported on silica in order to substantially selectively convert the two peroxide contaminants to tertiary butyl alcohol and to thereby provide a treated tertiary butyl alcohol product substantially free from contaminating quantities of such peroxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Sanderson, Edward T. Marquis, Robert A. Meyer, Terry L. Renken
  • Patent number: 4609754
    Abstract: Described is a novel genus of compounds defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein Z represents hydrogen, MgX and the moiety having the structure: ##STR2## and X represents chlor, bromo, or iodo; as well as 5-isopropyl-8-methyl-5,8-nonadien-2-one; uses of same as intermediates in a process for producing isosolanone and solanone; and organoleptic uses of 5-isopropyl-8-methyl-5,8-nonadien-2-one and 2,6-dimethyl-5-methylene-1-hepten-4-ol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Hall, James M. Sanders, James N. Siano