Abstract: A process is provided for conducting organic compound conversion over a catalyst comprising a high silica crystalline zeolite which has been treated by contact with aluminum chloride vapor.

Abstract: A process is provided for conducting organic compound conversion over a catalyst composition comprising a specially treated crystalline zeolite having a high initial silica-to-alumina mole ratio, said zeolite having been synthesized from a reaction mixture comprising a diamine as a cation source. The treatment of the zeolite material comprises the sequential steps of reacting the zeolite with a dilute hydrogen fluoride solution, contacting the hydrogen fluoride solution reacted material with aluminum chloride vapor, and then treating the aluminum chloride contacted material to convert it to hydrogen form.

Abstract: A process for preparing dinitrobenzophenones which comprises reacting benzene with ethylene in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to obtain an alkylation product containing unreacted benzene, ethylbenzene, polyethylbenzenes, 1,1-diphenylethane and heavier products, separating benzene, ethylbenzene and polyethylbenzenes from said alkylation product, recovering from the remainder of said alkylation product a fraction whose boiling points fall within the temperature range of about 260.degree. to about 290.degree. C., reacting said fraction with nitric acid at a temperature within the range of about 130.degree. to about 210.degree. C., wherein the molar ratio of nitric acid to said fraction is in the range of about 3:1 to about 8:1, and thereafter reacting the total resulting reaction product with nitric acid in oleum to obtain a nitration product predominating in dinitrobenzophenones.

Abstract: A 1-cyclohexyl-2-cyclohexylphenylethane derivative of the following general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, independently from each other, represent a linear alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A process for producing high-vacuum oils comprises alkylation of condensed and non-condensed aromatic hydrocarbons by means of secondary normal alkylchlorides containing 8 to 12 carbon atoms or mixtures of said chlorides. The alkylchlorides are employed in a molar ratio to the condensed or non-condensed aromatic hydrocarbons of from 2.5:1 to 5:1. The alkylation reaction is conducted at a temperature within the range of from 20.degree. to 100.degree. C. in the presence of from 2 to 15 mol. % of aluminum chloride based on the amount of the employed alkylchlorides until the evolution of hydrogen chloride ceases, whereafter the catalyst is separated from the resulting alkylate. The alkylate is subjected to a vacuum fractionation and the desired fraction is collected which has a boiling temperature within the range of from 220.degree. to 250.degree. C./0.2-0.3 mm Hg, while the preceding fraction is recycled to alkylation stage.

Abstract: In a process for producing cumene and/or diisopropylbenzene which comprises, in combination,(I) an alkylating step,(II) a transalkylating step,(III) a catalyst separating step,(IV) a neutralization step, and(V) fractionally distilling step;characterized in that(a) step (I) is carried out at a temperature of about 40.degree. C. to about 85.degree. C. while maintaining the activity coefficient (M) of the catalyst at about 10.times.10.sup.-4 to about 300.times.10.sup.-4 and the concentration of aluminum chloride in the system at 0.005 to 0.15 mole/liter, and(b) step (II) is carried out without removing the catalyst from the reaction product of step (I) and at a temperature of about 40.degree. C. to about 75.degree. C. in the presence of added fresh aluminum chloride in an amount of 2 to 20 parts by weight/hr per 1000 parts by weight/hr of diisopropylbenzene in the reaction system while maintaining the activity coefficient (M) of the catalyst in the system at about 30.times.10.sup.-4 to about 300.times.10.sup.

Abstract: The catalyst activity in the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of aromatic compounds or the transalkylation of monoalkyl or polyalkyl aromatic compounds is increased by the addition of gaseous hydrogen halide directly to the catalyzed alkylation or transalkylation reaction mixture.

Abstract: A water-white, essentially odorless liquid useful as a dieletric oil and as a dye solvent, particularly for a carbonless paper solvent, consisting essentially of about 82% to about 88% by weight of mono-sec-butylbiphenyl and about 12% to about 18% of di-sec-butylbiphenyl prepared by reacting highly pure 1-butene or 2-butene with biphenyl at a mol ratio of butene to biphenyl of from about 0.5 to about 0.9 and at a temperature of about 250.degree. F. to about 475.degree. F. in the presence of an aluminum chloride catalyst, distilling the reaction product under vacuum to remove unreacted biphenyl and distilling off the product mixture at a temperature between about 370.degree. F. and about 440.degree. F. at 30 mm Hg. pressure or the equivalent thereof.