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US 6,333,420 B1Granted
Process for producing epichlorohydrin and intermediate thereof
AssigneeShowa Denko K.K.
InventorsTakanori Aoki, Takami Ohe, Haruki Ishikami
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Abstract
Allyl alcohol and chlorine are reacted in a gaseous phase to efficiently produce dichloropropanol and, using the dichloropropanol so produced, epichlorohydrin is efficiently produced.
Claims22
A process for producing dichloropropanol, comprising reacting allyl alcohol with chlorine in a gaseous phase.
A process for producing epichlorohydrin comprising:
- a first step of reacting allyl alcohol with chlorine in a gaseous phase to produce dichloropropanol;
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- a second step of dehydrochlorinating dichloropropanol obtained at the first step to produce epichlorohydrin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.