Process for the manufacture of propylene oxide

A process for the manufacture of propylene oxide ("PO") by catalytic oxidation of propylene with an oxidant wherein the catalytic oxidation is performed in an aqueous reaction medium, comprising water with less than 10% by volume of cosolvents, wherein a water-soluble manganese complex is...

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Main Authors RENS VAN DER LEE, SANDRA, POSTMA, RON, MUPPA, PRASAD, SCHOOLDERMAN, CASPAR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.11.2013
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Summary:A process for the manufacture of propylene oxide ("PO") by catalytic oxidation of propylene with an oxidant wherein the catalytic oxidation is performed in an aqueous reaction medium, comprising water with less than 10% by volume of cosolvents, wherein a water-soluble manganese complex is used as oxidation catalyst, characterized in that the water-soluble manganese complex is a mononuclear species of the general formula (I): [LMnX
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20100324184