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Process for preparing a diester of oxalic acid in the gaseous phase

Assignee: Ube Corp
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Filing: 1978-08-31
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Granted: 1980-10-21
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Expires: 1998-08-31
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Abstract

Abstract A process for preparing a diester of oxalic acid which comprises bringing carbon monoxide into contact with an ester of nitrous acid or with an alcohol and a nitrogen oxide or a hydrate of the nitrogen oxide in the gaseous phase in the presence of a solid catalyst containing metallic palladium or a salt thereof, a gas containing molecular oxygen being introduced into the reaction system in cases where said nitrogen oxide or a hydrate of the nitrogen oxide requires molecular oxygen together with the alcohol to form an ester of nitrous acid.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenji Nishimura
  • 👤 Kozo Fujii
  • 👤 Keigo Nishihira
  • 👤 Masaoki Matsuda
  • 👤 Shinichiro Uchiumi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 19:58
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C67/00; C07C67/36; C07C68/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
A process for preparing a diester of oxalic acid which comprises contacting an ester of nitrous acid with carbon monoxide in the gaseous phase under ambient or reduced pressure in the presence of a solid catalyst containing metallic palladium or a salt thereof at a temperature of 50° to 200° C., and ester of nitrous acid being an ester of nitrous acid with an alcohol having 1 to 8 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of a saturated monohydric alphatic alcohol and an alicyclic alcohol, to produce the diester of oxalic acid containing the same ester group as that of said ester of nitrous acid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
A process for preparing a diester of oxalic acid which comprises contacting an ester of nitrous acid with carbon monoxide in the gaseous phase under ambient or reduced pressure in the presence of a solid catalyst containing metallic palladium or a salt thereof at a temperature of 50° to 200° C., and ester of nitrous acid being an ester of nitrous acid with an alcohol having 1 to 8 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of a saturated monohydric alphatic alcohol and an alicyclic alcohol, to produce the diester of oxalic acid containing the same ester group as that of said ester of nitrous acid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process of claim 1, wherein a gas containing molecular oxygen is added to the gaseous reaction mixture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
The process of claim 1, wherein an alcohol having 1 to 8 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of a saturated monohydric alcohol and an alicyclic alcohol is added to the gaseous reaction mixture

References Cited (Backward Citations)

DE2733730A1 Cited
US4138587A Cited

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-10-21 1988-04-21 1988-10-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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