Patent ID: 8802873
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B01J,C07D

Abstract:
1. A process for the manufacture of epichlorohydrin, comprising: reacting allyl chloride with an oxidant in the presence of a catalyst in an aqueous reaction medium, wherein the catalyst comprises a water-soluble manganese complex and the molar ratio of allyl chloride to oxidant is from 1:0.1 to 1:1; and isolating an epichlorohydrin product, wherein the water-soluble manganese complex comprises a mononuclear manganese complex of the general formula (I): or a binuclear manganese complex of the general formula (II): wherein Mn is a manganese; L or each L independently is a polydentate ligand; each X independently is a coordinating species: and each μ−X independently is a bridging coordinating species, selected from the group consisting of: RO