Patent · US Expired

Epoxidation of olefins by hydrogen peroxide

US3953480A · kind A · utility

9Cited by
4References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 1974
Grant dateApr 27, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 30, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/52
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An oxirane compound is prepared by reacting an olefinically unsaturated compound with hydrogen peroxide in the presence both of (i) at least one lead compound, exemplarily triethyl lead hydroxide and also of (ii) at least one compound of a group IV-A, V-A or VI-A transition metal exemplarily tungsten hexacarbonyl. The epoxided products are useful in the manufacture of plastics, adhesives and the like.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.