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Alkoxylation of secondary alcohols

Assignee: GAF Chemicals Corp
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Filing: 1966-06-17
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Granted: 1968-03-05
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Expires: 1986-06-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert E Leary
  • 👤 Iii Louis J Nehmsmann
  • 👤 Leslie M Schenck
  • 👤 John M Walts

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:49
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J31/00; B01J31/02; B01J31/0234; B01J31/0255; B01J31/0257; B01J31/0258; B01J27/00; B01J27/06; B01J31/26; B01J2231/00; B01J2231/40; B01J2231/42; B01J2231/4277; B01J2231/4288; B01J2231/48; B01J27/08; B01J27/12; B01J31/16; B01J31/18; B01J31/1845

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 82 words
IN A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY ALCOHOL JPOLYALKYLENE GLYCOL ETHERS, HAVING FROM 1 TO 5 ETHER LINKAGES, BY REACTING A SECONDARY ALKANOL HAVING FROM 6 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS, WITH AN ALKYLENE OXIDE AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 30* TO ABOUT 150*C. IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYTIC AMOUNT JOF BF3 CATALYST; THE ILMPROVEMENT COMPRISING EMPLOYING AS SAID CATALYST A BF3/TRIALKYLPHOSPHATE COMPLEX WHEREIN EACH ALKYL CONTAINS ABOUT 1 TO 12 CARBON ATOMS OR A BF3/TRIARYLPHOSPHATE COMPLEX WHEREIN THE ARYL GROUPS ARE MONOCYCLIC.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 82 words
IN A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY ALCOHOL JPOLYALKYLENE GLYCOL ETHERS, HAVING FROM 1 TO 5 ETHER LINKAGES, BY REACTING A SECONDARY ALKANOL HAVING FROM 6 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS, WITH AN ALKYLENE OXIDE AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 30* TO ABOUT 150*C. IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYTIC AMOUNT JOF BF3 CATALYST; THE ILMPROVEMENT COMPRISING EMPLOYING AS SAID CATALYST A BF3/TRIALKYLPHOSPHATE COMPLEX WHEREIN EACH ALKYL CONTAINS ABOUT 1 TO 12 CARBON ATOMS OR A BF3/TRIARYLPHOSPHATE COMPLEX WHEREIN THE ARYL GROUPS ARE MONOCYCLIC.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-03-05 1971-09-04 1972-03-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-03-05 1975-09-04 1976-03-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-03-05 1979-09-04 1980-03-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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