US4868254A
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Catalytic reduction of carbon monoxide/olefin copolymer to polyalcohol
Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1987-12-29
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Granted: 1989-09-19
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Expires: 2007-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A polymeric polyalcohol of high molecular purity is obtained by sodium botohydride reduction of a linear alternating copolymer of carbon monoxide and ethylene in a liquid-phase solution in hexafluoroisopropanol at ambient temperature and pressure.
Inventors
- 👤 Pui K. Wong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:26
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G67/00; C08G67/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A homogeneous process for the production of a polymeric polyalcohol of at least 90% molecular purity by contacting a linear alernating copolymer of carbon monoxide and ethylene with at least a stoichiometric amount of sodium borohydride in liquid-phase solution in hexafluoroisopropanol at ambient conditions of temperature and pressure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A homogeneous process for the production of a polymeric polyalcohol of at least 90% molecular purity by contacting a linear alernating copolymer of carbon monoxide and ethylene with at least a stoichiometric amount of sodium borohydride in liquid-phase solution in hexafluoroisopropanol at ambient conditions of temperature and pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the polyalcohol is of a molecular purity at least 95%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the linear alternating polymer is contacted with the sodium borohydride at a temperature of from about 15° C. to about 40° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at last 1.5 grams of said sodium borohydride are contacted with each gram of said linear alternating copolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said polymeric polyalcohol is recovered from the solution in hexafluoroisopropanol by evaporation of the hexafluoroisopropanol.
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