Process for producing diaryl carbonates

US5856554A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Josef Buysch · Krefeld, DE
• Carsten Hesse · Krefeld, DE
• Johann Rechner · Krefeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 1997
• Grant date: Jan 5, 1999
• Expiry date: May 9, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C68/01
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for producing diaryl carbonates by the reaction of an aromatic hydroxy compound (e.g. phenol) with carbon monoxide and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst, a co-catalyst, a quaternary salt and a base, which is characterised in that the reaction is conducted in a melt comprising the diaryl carbonate and the hydroxy compound on which the carbonate is based, and further diaryl carbonate is optionally added to this reaction mixture before work-up.