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Electrochemical synthesis of butane-1,4-diol

US4253921A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 1980
Grant dateMar 3, 1981
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25B3/29
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for making an .alpha.-, .omega.-dihydroxy-terminated alkane, preferably butane-1,4-diol, by cathodically coupling a polymethylene halohydrin, preferably ethylene bromo-, or iodohydrin, in an aqueous elctrolytic bath maintained at a pH of between about 8 and 10.

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