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US 5,210,344 AGranted
Dehydrohalogenation of 1,1,2-trichloroethane using cyclic amines
AssigneeThe Dow Chemical Company
InventorsDaniel J. Reed, Tarver G. Snedecor
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Abstract
In a process for production of vinylidene chloride by dehydrohalogenation of 1,1,2-trichloroethane using a base, improved selectively for formation of vinylidene chloride is obtained by using as the base a cyclic amine having a pK.sub.a greater than about 11 as dehydrohalogenating agent.
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In a process for dehydrohalogenation of 1,1,2-tirchloroethane to produce vinylidene chloride, an improvement comprising using a cyclic amine having a pK.sub.a greater than about 11 as dehydrohalogenating agent.
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