Process for the production of glycide ethers of monohydric phenols

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GLYCIDYL ETHER OF MONOHYDRIC PHENOL CONSISTING OF THE STEPS OF REACTING AT TEMPERATURES BETWEEN ABOUT 60* C. AND 200* C. A MIXTURE CONSISTING OF (1) A MONOHYDRIC PHENOL, SAID PHENOL HAVING ONE REACTIVE AROMATIC-BOUND HYDROXYL GROUP AND NO OTHER REACTIVE GROUPS IN THE MOLECULE, (2) MONOHALOGEN-MONO-VIC-EPOXY-LOWER-ALKANE, SAID HALOGENN BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHLORINE AND BROMINE AND BEING VICCINAL TO SAID EPOXIDE GROUP, SAID MONO-HALOGEN-MONO-VIC-EPOXY-LOWER-ALKKANE BEING PRESENT IN A QUANTITY OF MORE THAN 5 MOLS PER MOL OF MONOHYDRIC PHENOL, AND (3) AN ORGANIC HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT CATALYST, SAID CATALYST BEING INNSOLUBLE IN THE REACTION MIXTURE AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALI METAL, AMMONIUM AND AMINE SALTS OF POLYACRYLIC ACID, ALKALI METAL, AMMONIUM AND AMINE SALTS OF CATION EXCHANGES RESINS, ACID SALTS OF ANION EXCHANGE RESINS, THE FREE BASE OF ANION EXCHANNGE RESINS, MELAMINE RESINS, EPOXIDE RESINS HARDENED WITH ORGANIC POLYAMINES, ZWITTER-ION EXCHANGE RESNS AND NYLON, AND RECOVERING SAID GLYCIDYL ETHER OF MONOHYDRIC PHENOL.