Process for halogenating cyclobutenoarenes

Patent · Tue Feb 06 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7170578

Corley, L S

This patent describes a process for preparing a cyclobutenohaloarene. It comprises: providing a reaction mixture comprising an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the organic phase comprising a cyclobutenoarene; contacting in the organic phase the cyclobutenoarene and a halogen source. The halogen source selected from sources of chlorine and bromine, under reaction conditions effective for producing a reaction product comprising the cyclobutenohaloarene and hydrogen halide and for permitting migration of the halogen halide into the aqueous phase; and recovering the cyclobutenohaloarene from the organic phase.

• Assignee: Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX
• Patent Number(s): US 4898999; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-201818A
• OSTI ID: 7170578
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 3 Jan 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
02 PETROLEUM
BUTANOLS
HALOGENATION
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
HALIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ALCOHOLS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DISPERSIONS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SOLUTIONS
SYNTHESIS
400201* - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
020500 - Petroleum- Products & By-Products