Ethyl commercial production

Mono-alkyl ethers of ethylene glycol, ROCHjCHjOH. The mono methyl, ethyl and n-butyl ethers are inexpensive and are known as methyl cellosolve, cellosolve, and butyl cellosolve respectively. They are completely miscible with water, and are excellent solvents. The commercial products are purified by drying over anhydrous potassium carbonate or anhydrous calcium sulphate, followed by fractionation after... 

Chloroform. The commercial product contains up to 1 per cent, of ethyl alcohol, which is added as a stabiliser. The alcohol may be removed by either of the following procedures —... 

Secondary and tertiary amines are not generally prepared in the laboratory. On the technical scale methylaniline is prepared by heating a mixture of aniline hydrochloride (55 parts) and methyl alcohol (16 parts) at 120° in an autoclave. For dimethylaniline, aniline and methyl alcohol are mixed in the proportion of 80 78, 8 parts of concentrated sulphuric acid are added and the mixture heated in an autoclave at 230-235° and a pressure of 25-30 atmospheres. Ethyl- and diethyl-anihne are prepared similarly. One method of isolating pure methyl- or ethyl-aniline from the commercial product consists in converting it into the Y-nitroso derivative with nitrous acid, followed by reduction of the nitroso compound with tin and hydrochloric acid ... 

Carbamates are produced by the oxidative carbonylation of amines in alcohol, and active research on the commercial production of carbamates as a precursor of isoyanates based on this reaction has been carried out. As an example, ethyl phenylcarbamate (582) is produced in a high yield (95%) with... 

Since 1960, the Hquid-phase oxidation of ethylene has been the process of choice for the manufacture of acetaldehyde. There is, however, stiU some commercial production by the partial oxidation of ethyl alcohol and hydration of acetylene. The economics of the various processes are strongly dependent on the prices of the feedstocks. Acetaldehyde is also formed as a coproduct in the high temperature oxidation of butane. A more recently developed rhodium catalyzed process produces acetaldehyde from synthesis gas as a coproduct with ethyl alcohol and acetic acid (83—94). 

Cydohexanedimethanol, 1,4- dim ethyl o1 cycl oh exa n e, or 1,4-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane (8), is a white, waxy soHd. The commercial product consists of a mixture of cis and trans isomers (6). This diol is used in the manufacture of polyester fibers (qv) (64), high performance coatings, and unsaturated polyester molding and laminating resins (5). 

Tetrahydronaphthalene [119-64-2] (Tetralin) is a water-white Hquid that is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in methyl alcohol, and completely soluble in other monohydric alcohols, ethyl ether, and most other organic solvents. It is a powerhil solvent for oils, resins, waxes, mbber, asphalt, and aromatic hydrocarbons, eg, naphthalene and anthracene. Its high flash point and low vapor pressure make it usehil in the manufacture of paints, lacquers, and varnishes for cleaning printing ink from rollers and type in the manufacture of shoe creams and floor waxes as a solvent in the textile industry and for the removal of naphthalene deposits in gas-distribution systems (25). The commercial product typically has a tetrahydronaphthalene content of >97 wt%, with some decahydronaphthalene and naphthalene as the principal impurities. 

Passing a stream of nitrogen at 95—100°C through a reaction mixture of ethyl ether and 30 wt % oleum prepared at 15°C results in the entrainment of diethyl sulfate. Continuous operation provides a >50% yield (96). The most economical process for the manufacture of diethyl sulfate starts with ethylene and 96 wt % sulfuric acid heated at 60°C. The resulting mixture of 43 wt % diethyl sulfate, 45 wt % ethyl hydrogen sulfate, and 12 wt % sulfuric acid is heated with anhydrous sodium sulfate under vacuum, and diethyl sulfate is obtained in 86% yield the commercial product is >99% pure (97). 

Although in the dry state carbon tetrachloride may be stored indefinitely in contact with some metal surfaces, its decomposition upon contact with water or on heating in air makes it desirable, if not always necessary, to add a smaH quantity of stabHizer to the commercial product. A number of compounds have been claimed to be effective stabHizers for carbon tetrachloride, eg, alkyl cyanamides such as diethyl cyanamide (39), 0.34—1% diphenylamine (40), ethyl acetate to protect copper (41), up to 1% ethyl cyanide (42), fatty acid derivatives to protect aluminum (43), hexamethylenetetramine (44), resins and amines (45), thiocarbamide (46), and a ureide, ie, guanidine (47). 

The first sulfur curable copolymer was prepared ia ethyl chloride usiag AlCl coinitiator and 1,3-butadiene as comonomer however, it was soon found that isoprene was a better diene comonomer and methyl chloride was a better polymerization diluent. With the advent of World War II, there was a critical need to produce synthetic elastomers in North America because the supply of natural mbber was drastically curtailed. This resulted in an enormous scientific and engineering effort that resulted in commercial production of butyl mbber in 1943. 

There are three general methods of interest for the preparation of vinyl chloride, one for laboratory synthesis and the other two for commercial production. Vinyl chloride (a gas boiling at -14°C) is most conveniently prepared in the laboratory by the addition of ethylene dichloride (1,2-dichloroethane) in drops on to a warm 10% solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide in a 1 1 ethyl alcohol-water mixture Figure 12.1). At one time this method was of commercial interest. It does, however, suffer from the disadvantage that half the chlorine of the ethylene dichloride is consumed in the manufacture of common salt. 

Of the three organic phosphorus insecticides—hexaethyl tetraphosphate, tetraethyl pyrophosphate, and parathion—the first two have been shown to be mixtures (36) that contain tetraethyl pyrophosphate as the principal active ingredient. Several methods have been proposed for the determination of this compound in the commercial products (25, 35). All are based on the separation of the tetraethyl pyrophosphate from the related ethyl phosphates, followed by its hydrolysis to diethyl orthophosphoric acid and titration with standard alkali. Both hexaethyl tetraphosphate and tetraethyl pyrophosphate are soluble in water and are rapidly hydrolyzed to monoethyl and diethyl orthophosphoric acid. This rapid hydrolysis to nontoxic products greatly limits the duration of the in- secticidal effectiveness of tetraethyl pyrophosphate, but it also eliminates the danger of toxic residues on the crops treated. 

Hagiya et al. recently reported [20] the new decarboxylation catalyst of chrysanthemum dicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester (46) to give ethyl (Z)-norchrysanthemate (EIZ = 4/96) in 59% yield. This method efficiently gives (Z)-(l R)-lrans-norchrysanthemic acid, but the yield is still moderate and the starting chrysanthemum dicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester is not a commercial product (Scheme 7). 

TLC separation of the components of black dye commercial product (BDCP) was performed on silica layers. The chemical structures of the dye components are shown in Fig. 3.17. Dyes were extracted from the effluent of the dye processing plant, from the untreated river water and from the drinking water treatment plant. The organic extracts were further concentrated and purified using a copolymer of styrene divinyl benzene. The mobile phase for TLC separation consisted of toluene-ethyl acetate (8 1, v/v). The Rp values of dye components were 0.43 (C. I. Disperse Violet 93), 0.48 (C. I. Disperse Orange 37) and 0.59 (C. I. Disperse Blue 373), respectively. 

Qulzalofop-ethyl Q) (4) which has been developed as an effective herbicide by Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. Is needed as Its crystalline state In commercial production. But no physical properties solubilities and/or any other Information useful for the crystallization of the compound have not appeared to be available. 

Ethylene copolymers with methyl methacrylate and ethyl, butyl, and methyl acrylates are similar to EVA products but have improved thermal stability during extrusion and increased low-temperature flexibility. The commercial products generally contain 15-30% of the acrylate or methacrylate comonomer. Applications include medical packaging, disposable gloves, hose, tubing, gaskets, cable insulation, and squeeze toys. 

Many plants have been constructed in Europe to utilize the sugars in sulfite liquor for the production of ethyl alcohol or food yeast. Some of these have been in commercial production 35 to 40 years, and have supplied alcohol for motor fuel and protein food for humans and animals. 

The most widely used acrylic plastics are PMMA (Lucite) or copolymers of methyl methacrylate with small amounts (2 to 18%) of methyl or ethyl acrylate (Plexiglas). These commercial products, which are available as sheets and as molding powders, have a specific gravity of about 1.2, a heat deflection temperature of about 95 C, a refractive index of about 1.5, and a water absorption of 0.2%. PMMA is more resistant to impact than PS or glass, but its scratch resistance is inferior to that of glass,... 

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