Abstract:
NEW COMPOSITIONS OF MATTER ARE PROVIDED WHICH ARE USEFUL AS ADDITIVES IN LUBRICANTS AND WHICH ARE OXIDATIVELY AUTOINHIBITIVE AND/OR RUST-INHIBITIVE, THE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SUBSTITUTED PHENYLALKANES OR HYDROXYARYLSTEARIC ACIDS OR SALTS THEREOF WHEREIN THE ARYL GROUPS ARE ATTACHED TO THE ALKYL CHAIN AT A TERTIARY CARBON ATOM.
Abstract:
A CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR MONO-ALKYLATION OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS WITH UNSATURATED HIGHER ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS SUCH AS ACIDS, AMINE, NITRILES, ESTERS, AMIDES AND ALCOHOLS IN A HYDROGEN FLUORIDE MEDIA TO PRODUCE A HIGH YIELD OF MONO-ALKYLATED AROMATIC PRODUCTS. THE MONO-ALKYLATED AROMATIC COMPOUNDS OF THIS INVENTION ARE USEFUL AS PLASTICIZERS, EMULSIFIERS AND CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES.
Abstract:
NORMAL ALCOHOLS HAVING FROM ABOUT 6 TO ABOUT 30 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE ARE SELECTIVELY REACTED WITH ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE WHEN IN THE PRESENCE OF LESS REACTIVE BRANCHED PRIMARY ALCOHOLS TO PRODUCE CARBOXYLIC ACID SOAPS OF PREDOMINANTLY STRAIGHT CHAIN CARBON SKELETAL CONFIGURATION AND ALSO TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN. THE SELECTIVELY OF REACTION OF STRAIGHT CHAIN ALCOHOLS AND FREEDOM FROM METHYLENE GROUP ATTACK IS ENHANCED BY USING PROPER ELEVATED TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH A DEFICIENCY OF ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE BASED ON STOICHIOMETIC PROPORTIONS FOR THE TOTAL ALCOHOL CONTENT OF THE REACTION SYSTEM AND IN THE ABSENCE OF OXIDANTS FOR METHYLENE GROUPS AT THE TEMPERATURES INVOLVED. THE SCAPS ARE USABLE AS SUCH OR AS SYNTHESIS INTERMEDIATES FOR DERIVATIVES SUCH AS CORRESPONDING ACIDS.
Abstract:
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS BY THE CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION OF LOW-POLYMERIC PRODUCTS WHICH ARE FORMED DURING THE REACTION OF KETENE WITH KETONES WITH 3 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS OR ALDEHYDES WITH 1 TO 18, PREFERABLY 3 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS, WHICH COMPRISES HEATING THE RAW CATALYST-CONTAINING LOW-POLYMERIC PRODUCT IN A REACTION ZONE IN THE PRESENCE OF A RANEY NICKEL HYDROGENATION CATALYST AT NORMAL PRESSURE AND IN THE LIQUID PHASE AT A GRADUALLY INCREASING RECTION TEMPERATURE WITHIN A RANGE FROM 50 TO 250*C., WHILE CIRCULATING AN EXCESS QUANTITY OF DRY HYDROGEN THROUGH SAID REACTION ZONE.
Abstract:
A process for producing a water insoluble metal soap comprising:A. producing an aqueous dispersion of a basic metal carbonate by adding a metal oxide or hydroxide to water and then simultaneously adding aqueous ammonia and gaseous carbon dioxide thereto;B. producing a saponified aliphatic acid aqueous emulsion by emulsifying a liquid aliphatic acid with water with stirring and simultaneously adding a small amount of aqueous ammonia thereto; andC. reacting the intermediate products from steps A and B to produce the desired aliphatic acid metal soap by combining the said intermediate products under high shearing conditions.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing metal soaps by reacting aliphatic carboxylic acids with metal oxides, metal hydroxides and/or metal carbonates, wherein the metal soaps are directly obtained in the form of granulates without requiring an additional granulating step.
Abstract:
A method of preparing an omega-nitroalkanoic acid is provided by contacting an ammonium, Group IA or Group IIA metal salt of a nitrocycloalkanone with an acidic mineral acid salt in an aqueous medium.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of an (ar)alkene carboxylic acid is disclosed wherein an (ar)alkene is reacted with a carbonyl compound having at least one hydrogen atom linked to the Alpha carbon atom in the presence of a polyvalent manganese compound which is at least trivalent and a bivalent copper compound. The presence of the latter compound will minimize or prevent undesired by-products of the reaction.
Abstract:
omega -Nitrocarboxylate salts are prepared by nitrooxidation of a cycloalkene, cycloalkadiene or a cycloalkatriene, with a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen dioxide. The reaction product is extracted with an alkaline solution to obtain the alkali salt of Alpha -nitrocycloalkanone, Alpha -nitrocycloalkenone or Alpha -nitrocycloalkadienone which is converted to the corresponding omega -nitrocarboxylate salt.