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Process for the production of carbonate esters

US5183918A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1989
Grant dateFeb 2, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C303/32
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process of producing carbonate esters wherein an alkyl chloroformate is reacted with a phenolsulfonate in an alkaline medium and discloses the improvement whereby dialkylcarbonate formation is reduced by adding an acidifying agent to the reaction mixture after the reaction and before precipitation of the alkylsulfophenyl carbonate.

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