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Process for the simultaneous production of trimethylaluminum and alkylaluminum halides
Assignee: Texas Alkyls Inc
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Filing: 1974-03-27
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Granted: 1978-10-03
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Expires: 1994-03-27
Abstract
Abstract An economically attractive Redistribution Process for the production of trimethylaluminum and numerous alkylaluminum bromides and iodides is described herein. The Redistribution Process is a chemical reequilibration reaction which consists of forming a mixture of a methylaluminum bromide or iodide with aluminum trialkyl followed by separating by distillation, trimethylaluminum from the alkylaluminum bromides or iodides. The preferred method for separating the mixture of methylaluminum bromide or iodide and aluminum trialkyl into trimethylaluminum and alkylaluminum bromide or iodide is fractional distillation. Trimethylaluminum and the alkylaluminum bromides and iodides are valuable commercial materials for use as co-catalysts for the polymerization of various unsaturated hydrocarbons. Trimethylaluminum is also employed as a methylating agent, a chemical intermediate and a pyrophoric fuel.
Inventors
- 👤 Scott H. Eidt
- 👤 Spencer C. Watson
- 👤 George Charles Heilig
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:28
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07F; C07F5/00; C07F5/06; C07F5/061; C07F5/064
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A Redistribution Process for the production of trimethylaluminum and alkylaluminum bromides or iodides comprising forming a mixture of methylaluminum halides selected from the group consisting of dimethylaluminum bromide, dimethylaluminum iodide, methylaluminum dibromide, methylaluminum diiodide, methylaluminum sesquibromide, methylaluminum sesquiiodide, a mixture of dimethylaluminum bromide, methylaluminum dibromide and methylaluminum sesquibromide and a mixture of dimethylaluminum iodide, methylaluminum diiodide and methylaluminum sesquiiodide and an aluminum trialkyl wherein the alkyl radicals contain from 2 to about 16 carbon atoms and distilling said mixture in an efficient distillation column to effect separation of said mixture into a first fraction consisting essentially of trimethylaluminum and a residue of alkylaluminum bromides or iodides.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A Redistribution Process for the production of trimethylaluminum and alkylaluminum bromides or iodides comprising forming a mixture of methylaluminum halides selected from the group consisting of dimethylaluminum bromide, dimethylaluminum iodide, methylaluminum dibromide, methylaluminum diiodide, methylaluminum sesquibromide, methylaluminum sesquiiodide, a mixture of dimethylaluminum bromide, methylaluminum dibromide and methylaluminum sesquibromide and a mixture of dimethylaluminum iodide, methylaluminum diiodide and methylaluminum sesquiiodide and an aluminum trialkyl wherein the alkyl radicals contain from 2 to about 16 carbon atoms and distilling said mixture in an efficient distillation column to effect separation of said mixture into a first fraction consisting essentially of trimethylaluminum and a residue of alkylaluminum bromides or iodides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1 in which the alkyl groups of the aluminum trialkyl consist of primary alkyl radicals containing from 2 to about 16 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 in which the halogen/aluminum ratio of the mixture is from about 0.6 to about 1.5.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is selected from the group of methylaluminum dibromide, dimethylaluminum bromide, methylaluminum sesquibromide and mixtures of methylaluminum dibromide, dimethylaluminum bromide and methylaluminum sesquibromide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is methylaluminum dibromide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is dimethylaluminum bromide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is methylaluminum sesquibromide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is a mixture of methylaluminum dibromide, dimethylaluminum bromide and methylaluminum sesquibromide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is selected from the group of methylaluminum diiodide, dimethylaluminum iodide, methylaluminum sesquiiodide, and mixtures of methylaluminum diiodide, dimethylaluminum iodide and methylaluminum sesquiiodide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is methylaluminum diiodide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is methylaluminum iodide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is methylaluminum sesquiiodide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 in which the methylaluminum halide is a mixture of methylaluminum diiodide, dimethylaluminum iodide and methylaluminum sesquiiodide.
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