Oxidation of 2-mercaptoethanol
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsNICOLAS VAUTRAVERS, Joaquim H. TELES
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-disulfide by oxidizing 2-mercaptoethanol with oxygen in a reaction mixture comprising at least one homogeneously distributed iron comprising salt or complex as catalyst and at least one tertiary amine, to bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-disulfide, obtainable with the process, and to the use of this bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-disulfide as intermediate in the manufacture of chemical compounds, such as lubricant additives and in the tertiary oil recovery.
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A process for the preparation of bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-disulfide by oxidizing 2-mercaptoethanol with oxygen in a reaction mixture comprising at least one homogeneously distributed iron comprising salt or complex as catalyst and at least one tertiary amine.
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