CONVERSION OF A MULTIHYDROXYLATED-ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON OR ESTER THEREOF TO A CHLOROHYDRIN

• Main Authors: VARJIAN, RICHARD D, KRUPER, WILLIAM, J. JR, CAMPBELL, ROBERT M, KEARNS, KENNETH, JONES, MARK E, HOOK, BRUCE D, BRIGGS, JOHN R, HIPPLER, JEFFREY G, SCHRECK, DAVID J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 11.04.2007
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A process for converting a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon or ester thereof to a chlorohydrin, by contacting the multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon or ester thereof starting material with a source of a superatmospheric partial pressure of hydrogen chloride for a sufficient time and at a...