Process for making glycol

Details Process for making glycol Process for making glycol

1980-05-23

1981-08-11

Evans, Joseph E.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

260429R, 2604297, 568861, 556451, 556489, C07C 3120

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042835780

ABSTRACT:
This invention is concerned with producing ethylene and/or 1,2-propylene glycol by the reaction of a non-cyclic oxymethylene compound formed by the hydration or acetalization of formaldehyde with a compound containing one or more of silicon, germanium and tin bonded therein which functions as an addend in a photochemically or thermally induced radical reaction, to form a 1,2-dioxyethylene containing compound, and cleaving such 1,2-dioxyethylene containing compound to form the glycol thereof.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2626272 (1953-01-01), Speier
patent: 4076758 (1978-02-01), Owsley et al.

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