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US2650253A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Production of higher ketones

Assignee: Shell Development Co
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Filing: 1951-04-27
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Granted: 1953-08-25
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Expires: 1971-04-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Frederick F Rust
  • 👤 William E Vaughan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 11:25
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C45/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
PROCESS OF PREPARING A DIALKYL KETONE FROM AN OLEFIN AND AN ALDEHYDE, SAID KETONE CONTAINING CARBON ATOMS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE SUM OF THE NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS IN ONE MOLECULE OF EACH OF SAID REACTANTS, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES HEATING TOGETHER, IN THE PRESENCE OF A FREE RADICAL REACTION INITIATOR OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF POSITIVE HALOGEN COMPOUNDS AND PEROXIDIC COMPOUNDS, AN ALPHA-MONOOLEFIN HYDROCARBON OF THE FORMULA R-CH=CH2, WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL GROUP HAVING NOT LESS THAN FOUR CARBON ATOMS, AND AN ALKANAL CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN TWO CARBON ATOMS, SAID REACTANTS BEING PRESENT IN THE REACTION THEATRE IN THE PROPORTION OF FROM ABOUT 20 MOLES OF OLEFIN PER MOLE OF ALKANAL TO ABOUT 1 MOLE OF OLEFIN PER 20 MOLES OF ALKANAL, AND ISOLATING SAID DIALKYL KETONE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
PROCESS OF PREPARING A DIALKYL KETONE FROM AN OLEFIN AND AN ALDEHYDE, SAID KETONE CONTAINING CARBON ATOMS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE SUM OF THE NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS IN ONE MOLECULE OF EACH OF SAID REACTANTS, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES HEATING TOGETHER, IN THE PRESENCE OF A FREE RADICAL REACTION INITIATOR OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF POSITIVE HALOGEN COMPOUNDS AND PEROXIDIC COMPOUNDS, AN ALPHA-MONOOLEFIN HYDROCARBON OF THE FORMULA R-CH=CH2, WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL GROUP HAVING NOT LESS THAN FOUR CARBON ATOMS, AND AN ALKANAL CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN TWO CARBON ATOMS, SAID REACTANTS BEING PRESENT IN THE REACTION THEATRE IN THE PROPORTION OF FROM ABOUT 20 MOLES OF OLEFIN PER MOLE OF ALKANAL TO ABOUT 1 MOLE OF OLEFIN PER 20 MOLES OF ALKANAL, AND ISOLATING SAID DIALKYL KETONE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1956-08-24 1957-02-23 1957-08-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1960-08-24 1961-02-23 1961-08-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1964-08-24 1965-02-23 1965-08-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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