Olefin epoxidation
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorsHarald P. Wulff, Freddy Wattimena
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Abstract
Substituted olefins are epoxidized by contacting a hydrocarbon hydroperoxide and a substituted olefin in the presence of a catalyst of an inorganic oxygen compound of silicon in chemical combination with an oxide or hydroxide of titanium.
Claims9
A process of epoxidizing allyl chloride by reacting in liquid phase in inert solvent at a temperature of about 25.degree. C. to 200.degree. C., the allyl chloride with a hydrocarbon hydroperoxide selected from tertiary alkyl hydroperoxide of from 4 to 20 carbon atoms and aralkyl hydroperoxide of from 7 to 20 carbon atoms wherein the hydroperoxy group is on a carbon atom attached directly to an aromatic ring in the presence of a heterogeneous, essentially insoluble catalyst composition comprising an inorganic siliceous solid in chemical combination with at least 0.1% by weight, based on total catalyst composition, of an oxide or hydroxide of titanium.
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