PREPARATION OF DECAHALODIPHENYL ETHANE

• Main Authors: HARKINS ALVIN E, BOONE JAMES E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.03.2008
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS

This invention provides a process of preparing reaction-derived decahalodiphenylethane of high purity. The process comprises cofeeding separate feeds of (a) diphenylethane and (b) bromine chloride, bromine chloride and bromine, or bromine chloride and chlorine to a refluxing reaction mixture compris...