PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINATED ALKANES

Processes for the production of chlorinated alkanes are provided. The present processes comprise catalyzing the addition of at least two chlorine atoms to an alkane and/or alkene with a catalyst system comprising one or more nonmetallic iodides and/or lower than conventional levels of elemental iodi...

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Main Authors GRANDBOIS, MATTHEW LEE, CHEN, XIAOYUN, KRUPER, WILLIAM J., JR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 06.06.2013
Subjects
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Summary:Processes for the production of chlorinated alkanes are provided. The present processes comprise catalyzing the addition of at least two chlorine atoms to an alkane and/or alkene with a catalyst system comprising one or more nonmetallic iodides and/or lower than conventional levels of elemental iodine and at least one Lewis acid. The present processes make use of sulfuryl chloride, or chlorine gas, as a chlorinating agent.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20122856545