Process for the preparation of tert.-amyl alcohol (TAA)

US4960961A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• EC Erdolchemie GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bernhard Schleppinghoff · Dormagen, DE
• Reiner Malessa · Tübingen, DE
• Christian Gabel · Dormagen, DE
• Hans-Volker Scheef · Dormagen, DE
• Mathias Lux · Bergheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 6, 1989
• Grant date: Oct 2, 1990
• Expiry date: Jan 6, 2009

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C29/04
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Tert.-Amyl alcohol (TAA) can be prepared in an advantageous manner by hydrating of i-amylenes on an acid cation exchanger by carrying out the reaction in the vicinity of the boiling point of the i-amylenes under the appropriate reaction pressure. A higher content of TAA is thereby obtained in the reaction mixture.