Patent ID: 7893193
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: B01D,C07C,C07D

Abstract:
1. A process for preparing a chlorohydrin, comprising: (a) a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon or a mixture thereof is reacted with a chlorinating agent and an organic acid so as to give a mixture comprising the chlorohydrin and esters of the chlorohydrin (b) at least part of the mixture obtained in (a) is subjected to one or more treatments subsequent to (a) (c) polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon is added to a mixture comprising one or more esters of the chlorohydrin subsequent to (a), so as to react, at a temperature greater than or equal to 20° C., with the one or more esters of the chlorohydrin, so as to form, at least partly, esters of the polyhydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon,