Novel process for the oxychlorination of ethane
US3987118A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1973 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 1993 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C17/154
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is disclosed a process for the oxychlorination of ethane which comprises reacting a gaseous mixture of ethane, oxygen and a chlorination agent such as hydrogen chloride, preferably in a fluidized bed, while in the presence of a copper substituted faujasite Y catalyst so as to produce a product containing a mixture of chlorinated hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of cis 1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride and perchloroethylene.
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