Process of converting sultones to hydroxyalkylsulfonates
Abstract
Abstract 1. A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING SULTONES INTO HYDROXY ALKANE SULFONIC ACID SALTS IN HIGH PURITY AND HIGH YIELD WHICH COMPRISES REACTING A SULTONE OF THE FORMULA: O<(-C(-R)(-R'')-(C(-R)2)N-C(-R)(-R")-SO2-) WHEREIN: R, R'' AND R'''' ARE HYDROGEN OR ALKYL, N IS AN INTEGER OF 0, 1, 2, OR 3, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS IN THE SULTONE MOLECULE IS FROM ABOUT 6 TO ABOUT 40, WITH ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE OR ALKALINE EARTH METAL HYDROXIDE, IN N ANHYDROUS SYSTEM, AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 75 TO ABOUT 250* C., THE HYDROXIDE AND SULTONE BEING USED IN A RATIO OF FROM ABOUT 1.1 TO ABOUT 25 MOLS OF ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE, OR FROM ABOUT 0.55 TO ABOUT 12.5 MOLS OF ALKALINE EARTH METAL HYDROXIDE, PER MOL OF SULTONE.
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- 👤 G Kuehnhanss
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