Patent ID: 9006475
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B01J,C07B,C07F

Abstract:
1. A method of continuously preparing an organometallic compound comprising: (a) providing an apparatus comprising a reactor unit, the reactor unit comprising a plurality of mixing zones and one or more heat transfer zones; (b) continuously delivering a first reactant stream and a second reactant stream to a contacting zone with laminar flow to form a reaction mixture stream, wherein the first reactant stream and the second reactant stream are cocurrent and have substantially laminar flows, and wherein the first reactant is a metal-containing compound; (c) conveying the reaction mixture stream from the laminar flow mixing zone to a heat transfer zone, and then to a mixing zone comprising a turbulence-promoting device; (d) causing the reaction mixture stream to form an organometallic compound product stream; (e) controlling the temperature and pressure of the product stream in the heat transfer zone so as to maintain a majority of the organometallic compound in a liquid phase; and (f) conveying the product stream to a separation unit to isolate the organometallic compound.