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Catalyst system and use for the preparation of 1,2-dichloroethane

US5177233A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Wacker Chemie AG · DE

Inventors

Ludwig Schmidhammer · Haiming, DE
Klaus Haselwarter · Burghausen, DE
Hermann Klaus · Marktl, DE
Gerhard Dummer · Altötting, DE
Klaus-Peter Mohr · Burghausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 1991
Grant date	Jan 5, 1993
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2011

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01J2231/32
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A catalyst system for the preparation of 1,2-dichloroethane by reacting ethylene and chlorine in a solvent, if desired, in the presence of an inhibitor for reducing the formation of byproducts. The catalyst system comprises a phenolate/chlorine complex. The invention also relates to a process for the chlorination of ethylene using indicated catalyst system.

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