Producing method for trimethylolalkane

• Main Authors: DOI; KENJI, UJI; SHINGO, MORIYAMA; AYAO, JINNO; TAKUHIKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.03.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

High quality trimethylolalkane can be easily and efficiently produced at a high yield through a reaction between n-alkanal and formaldehyde in the presence of tertiary amine and water, in which a reaction mixture obtained after the reaction is heated up to a temperature at which a salt of tertiary a...