PROCESS FOR BETA-LACTONE PRODUCTION

The present application provides a method for producing an beta-lactone product. The method includes the steps of: reacting an epoxide, a solvent with a carbonylation catalyst and carbon monoxide to produce a reaction stream comprising a beta-lactone then separating a portion of the beta-lactone in...

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Main Authors CLINTON NYE A, LEE, HAN, DOMBEK BERNARD DUANE, VALENTE RONALD R, FRUCHEY OLAN STANLEY, ALLEN SCOTT D, BUNNING DONALD L, CHERIAN ANNA E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Korean
Published 13.03.2012
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
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Summary:The present application provides a method for producing an beta-lactone product. The method includes the steps of: reacting an epoxide, a solvent with a carbonylation catalyst and carbon monoxide to produce a reaction stream comprising a beta-lactone then separating a portion of the beta-lactone in the reaction stream from the solvent and carbonylation catalyst to produce: i) a beta-lactone stream with the beta-lactone, and ii) a catalyst recycling stream including the carbonylation catalyst and the high boiling solvent; and adding the catalyst recycling stream to the feed stream.
Bibliography:Application Number: KR20117026544