Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series inventions 08/06

20060194989 - Method of hydrogenating phenol: The present invention provides a novel method of hydrogenating a phenol for hydrogenating a phenol industrially advantageously. The present invention relates, in the case of phenol hydrogenation in which carbon dioxide is made to participate in the reaction, to a method of hydrogenating a phenol characterized by using a supported...

20060189829 - Method of minimizing aldehyde based impurities in a process stream: Oxidation of an alkane to an alkanone in a process stream forms aldehyde-based impurities. A method of minimizing the aldehyde-based impurities introduces an amine into the process stream to minimize the aldehyde-based impurities. The amine interacts with the alkanone and the aldehyde-based impurities thereby forming heavy products. The method separates...

20060189830 - Enantioselective alpha-fluorination of aldehydes using chiral organic catalysts: Nonmetallic, chiral organic catalysts are used to catalyze enantioselective fluorination of enolizable aldehydes. Reaction systems composed of an enolizable aldehyde, an electrophilic fluorination reagent, and a nonmetallic chiral catalyst in the form of an imidazolidinone salt are also provided....

20060189831 - Process for inhibiting deposition of solids from a gaseous stream: The present invention relates to a process for degassing an aqueous solution containing a hydroformylation product and separating a volatile metal species from gaseous stream to inhibit or prevent deposition of a solid material from the gaseous stream. To separate the volatile metal species from the gaseous stream, the gaseous...

20060189832 - Process for producing aldehyde: A process by which a hydroformylation reaction can be efficiently conducted without lowering the yield of an aldehyde in the reaction is provided. A process for producing an aldehyde which includes subjecting an olefin to a hydroformylation reaction with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, characterized...

20060189833 - Treatment of an aqueous mixture containing an alkylene oxide with an ion exchange resin: A process for separating an alkylene oxide from an aqueous mixture is provided in which no detectable dioxane byproduct is formed. An aqueous mixture containing an alkylene oxide is contacted with a carboxylic acid ion exchange resin to separate the alkylene oxide from the aqueous mixture. The ion exchange capacity...

20060183945 - Production of 3- (alkylthio) propanal: The invention relates to a process for the production of 3-(alkylthio)propanal from glycerol using catalysts....

20060183946 - Process for producing 5-nitro-3,4-dihydro-1(h)-naphthalinone, 1,5-naphthalenediamine and 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate: The present invention relates to a process for producing 5-nitro-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-naphthalinone, 1,5-naphthalenediamine and 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate, in which 4-(2-nitrophenyl)-n-butyronitrile is converted to 4-(2-nitrophenyl)-n-butyric acid....

20060183947 - Methods for the synthesis of astaxanthin: A method used for synthesizing intermediates for use in the synthesis of carotenoids and carotenoid analogs, and/or carotenoid derivatives. In some embodiments, the invention includes methods for synthesizing optically active intermediates useful for the synthesis of optically active carotenoids. Synthesis of optically active carotenoids, in one embodiment, may be accomplished...

20060183948 - Process for producing tetraalkoxypropane and derivative thereof: In view of the fact that a methyl vinyl ether, which is useful as a starting material for the synthesis of tetraalkoxypropane useful as a skeleton-forming agent having a high reactivity usable as a starting material, etc. for a pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates such as a pyrazole derivative or pyrimidine...

20060183949 - Process for production of bisphenol a: An object of present invention is to provide a process of producing bisphenol A, and more particularly a process of producing bisphenol A having high purity and an excellent hue. In the present invention, in a crystallization step to form the slurry containing adduct crystals, (a) a fed solution of...

20060173217 - Seal swell agent and process therefor: A method of making 3-alkoxytetraalkylene sulfone. The method includes mixing an alcohol and a catalyst to form a first mixture. Alkadiene sulfone is reacted with the first mixture to form a reaction product. The reaction product is contacted with water at conditions sufficient to provide an organic phase and an...

20060173218 - Preparation of thiols: The present invention relates to a process for preparing alkyl thiols by adding hydrogen sulfide to double bonds of C6-C20 olefins at a temperature of from 20 to 150° C. and a pressure of from 1 to 40 bar, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of at...

20060173219 - Protective groups for crossed aldol condensations: A process for protecting aldehydes and ketones in crossed aldol condensations where both aldols possess alpha-carbon hydrogens, comprising protecting the target aldol by forming an acetal or imine with an alcohol, glycol or primary amine which may contain electron-withdrawing groups, adding a base of sufficient strength to abstract a proton...

20060173221 - Method for producing oxygen-containing compound: It is provided that a method for producing an oxygen-containing compound, characterized in that an olefin compound having a carbon-carbon double bond which is bonded to a methyl or methylene group is reacted with an organic hydroperoxide in the presence of an ionic liquid and a selenium compound....

20060173220 - Process for producing alcohol and/or ketone: The present invention relates to a method for producing an alcohol and/or a ketone from a corresponding alkene(s) in a gas phase in the presence of water vapor by the use of an oxide catalyst. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for producing an alcohol and/or...

20060173222 - Methods for preparing 1,1,1-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)alkanes: A method for preparing 1,1,1,-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)alkanes generally comprises reacting a mixture of an aromatic hydroxy compound and a ketone in the presence of at least one ion exchange resin catalyst and optionally a co-catalyst to produce the 1,1,1-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)alkanes of formula:...