Patent ID: 6043400
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: C01B,C07C,C07D

Abstract:
A process for preparing a chlorohydrin comprising:(a) contacting a chlorine source with an aqueous pH adjusting source under conditions sufficient to form a chlorinating species, said chlorinating species comprising at least one compound selected from hypochlorous acid, alkali metal hypochlorites, and alkaline earth metal hypochlorites; and(b) contacting, under conditions sufficient to form the chlorohydrin, the chlorinating species with at least one unsaturated organic compound that contains from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted olefins, the substituted olefins having substituents selected from the group consisting of an alkyl radical, a phenyl radical, and an alkylphenyl radical, each radical being independently either unsubstituted or substituted;wherein the aqueous pH adjusting source is sufficient to maintain a pH of greater than 7.0 and less than 10.0 throughout Step (b).