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Polymer hydrogenation process

US4464515A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 1983
Grant dateAug 7, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08C19/02
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process is provided for the selective hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon double bonds in a copolymer of a conjugated diene and one or more copolymerizable monomers comprising hydrogenating the copolymer in the presence of (i) a monovalent rhodium hydride complex catalyst, (ii) a ligand compound, and (iii) a solvent for the copolymer, catalyst and ligand compound.

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