Glycidyl ether from alcohol and epichlorohydrin
US5420312A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G59/04
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production of glycidyl ether of an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic primary or secondary alcohol, comprising: PA0 A) reacting epichlorohydrin with a molar excess of the alcohol in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst; optionally PA0 B) dehydrochlorinating the product so obtained; and PA0 C) reacting the product from step A) or B) with a molar excess of epichlorohydrin in the presence of alkali and a phase transfer catalyst, and then isolating the glycidyl ether product so obtained.
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