US4664753A
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Process for separating iodine and its compounds from the carbonylation products obtained by subjecting dimethylether, methyl acetate or methanol to a carbonylation reaction
Assignee: Hoechst AG
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Filing: 1984-08-06
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Granted: 1987-05-12
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Expires: 2004-08-06
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure relates to a process for separating iodine and its compounds from the carbonlyation products acetic acid, acetic anhydride or ethylidene diacetate obtained by subjecting dimethylether, methyl acetate or methanol to a carbonylation reaction. For reducing the quantity of total iodine contaminating the carbonlyation products to less than 20 ppb iodine, the disclosure provides for the carbonylation products to be treated at temperatures of 20° to 250° C. with an alkyl or aryl phosphine or a heterocyclic aromatic nitrogen compound and at least one of the metals copper, silver, zinc or cadmium or their compounds and to be distillatively separated from the iodine thereby fixed in non-volatile form.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Erpenbach
- 👤 Klaus Gehrmann
- 👤 Winfried Lork
- 👤 Peter Prinz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:12
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/42; C07C51/487; C07C51/43; C07C51/44; C07C67/00; C07C67/48; C07C67/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A process for separating iodine and its compounds from the carbonylation products acetic acid, acetic anhydride or ethylidene diacetate obtained by subjecting dimethylether, methyl acetate or methanol to a carbonylation reaction, which process comprises: reducing the quantity of total iodine contaminating the carbonylation products to less than 20 ppb iodine by treating the carbonylation products at temperatures of 20° to 250° C. with an alkyl or aryl phosphine or a heterocyclic aromatic nitrogen compound and at least one of the metals copper, silver, zinc or cadmium or their compounds and distillatively separating the carbonylation products from the iodine thereby fixed in non-volatile form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process for separating iodine and its compounds from the carbonylation products acetic acid, acetic anhydride or ethylidene diacetate obtained by subjecting dimethylether, methyl acetate or methanol to a carbonylation reaction, which process comprises: reducing the quantity of total iodine contaminating the carbonylation products to less than 20 ppb iodine by treating the carbonylation products at temperatures of 20° to 250° C. with an alkyl or aryl phosphine or a heterocyclic aromatic nitrogen compound and at least one of the metals copper, silver, zinc or cadmium or their compounds and distillatively separating the carbonylation products from the iodine thereby fixed in non-volatile form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein carbonylation products containing less than 500 ppm total iodine are used.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said treating of the carbonylation products is carried out at temperatures of 100° to 140° C. over a period of 15 to 120 minutes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a ratio by weight of iodine(-compound) to alkyl- or aryl phosphine or nitrogen compound to metal(-compound) of 1:(100-10 000):(50-10 000) is established in the mixture to be treated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said treating of the carbonylation products is carried out in the presence of hydrogen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aryl phosphine is triphenylphosphine, and the heterocyclic aromatic nitrogen compound is pyridine, N-methylimidazole, 3-picoline, 2,4-lutidine, 3,4-lutidine, or quinoline.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal or metal compound is (a) metallic zinc or (b) an acetate, an oxide, or an acetyl acetonate of copper, cadmium or silver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process as claimed in claim 7, wherein the phosphine is triphenyl-phosphine and the metal compound is copper(II)acetate.
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