Ethyl Corporation

Albemarle Corporation

E E Atkinson, Jr

Ronny W Lin

Barbara C Stahly

Edward A Burt

R Carl Herndon, Jr

Robert A Schaerfl, Jr

Thioalkylated aromatic amines are prepared by reacting a mixture of an aromatic amine, an organic disulfide and a Lewis acid or organometallic catalyst to form a product mixture and adding to said product mixture a heavy, miscible organic base or a combination of a heavy, miscible organic base and a poly(oxyalkylene)polymer.

Method for DMTDA production

A process for preparing ibuprofen is described. The improved process involves the treatment of spent palladium carbonylation catalyst with oxygen at about 300.degree. C. to about 850.degree. C. The treated material then used with a phosphine ligand to carbonylate 1-halo-1-(4-isobutyl-phenyl)ethane, 1-hydroxyl-1-(4-isobutylphenyl)ethane, or isobutylstyrene to produce ibuprofen.

Process for recycling and regenerating carbonylation catalyst used in

A new process for preparing ibuprofen or its alkyl esters is provided. A 1-halo-1-(4-isobutylphenyl)ethane is reacted with carbon monoxide in the presence of water or an alcohol at a temperature between about 10.degree. C. and about 200.degree. C. An excess of several moles of water or alcohol is preferred. An acid such as hydrochloric acid may also be added. As catalyst, a palladium compound and at least one acid-stable ligand are present; however an excess of ligand over palladium is advantageous.

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Greenwell Springs, LA, United States of America

E E Atkinson, Jr