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Oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons

Assignee: Hercules Powder Co
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Filing: 1952-03-05
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Granted: 1953-12-22
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Expires: 1972-03-05
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 George M Calhoun
  • 👤 John E Reese

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 23:04
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C409/00; C07C409/02; C07C409/04; C07C409/08; C07C407/00; C07C409/10; C07C409/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
THE PROCESS OF OXIDIZING AN ALKYL-SUBTITUTED AROMATIC ORGANIC COMPOUND TO A TERTIARY ORGANIC HYDROPEROXIDE WHICH COMPRISES PASSING, WITH INTIMATE CONTACT, AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS THROUGH THE AROMATIC ORGANIC COMPOUND, IN THE LIQUID PHASE, AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 100* C. AND 130* C. UNDER A PRESSURE OF FROM ABOUT 30 P.S.I. TO ABOUT 500 P.S.I., IN THE PRESENCE OF AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LIQUID WATER AND AQUEOUS ALKALI, THE RATIO OF THE AQUEOUS MEDIUM TO THE AROMATIC ORGANIC COMPOUND BEING BETWEEN 1:50 AND 1:3 BY VOLUME, AND THE AROMATIC ORGANIC COMPOUND AND THE TERTIARY ORGANIC HYDROPEROXIDE HAVING, RESPECTIVELY, THE STRUCTURAL FORMULAE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
THE PROCESS OF OXIDIZING AN ALKYL-SUBTITUTED AROMATIC ORGANIC COMPOUND TO A TERTIARY ORGANIC HYDROPEROXIDE WHICH COMPRISES PASSING, WITH INTIMATE CONTACT, AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS THROUGH THE AROMATIC ORGANIC COMPOUND, IN THE LIQUID PHASE, AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 100* C. AND 130* C. UNDER A PRESSURE OF FROM ABOUT 30 P.S.I. TO ABOUT 500 P.S.I., IN THE PRESENCE OF AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LIQUID WATER AND AQUEOUS ALKALI, THE RATIO OF THE AQUEOUS MEDIUM TO THE AROMATIC ORGANIC COMPOUND BEING BETWEEN 1:50 AND 1:3 BY VOLUME, AND THE AROMATIC ORGANIC COMPOUND AND THE TERTIARY ORGANIC HYDROPEROXIDE HAVING, RESPECTIVELY, THE STRUCTURAL FORMULAE

References Cited (Backward Citations)

GB610293A Cited
US2548435A Cited

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1956-12-21 1957-06-22 1957-12-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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