Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Georg Bader

Gerd Reinhardt

Walter Rupp

Fritz-Feo Grabley

Ramon Joglar Tamargo

Process for the preparation of tertiary amine oxides by reaction of a tertiary amine with a compound which splits off oxygen. To avoid gel and foam formation, a portion of the amine oxide to be prepared is added before the start of this reaction.

Process for the preparation of tertiary amine oxides

A process for the preparation of acyloxybenzenesulfonic acids and salts thereof, of the formula ##STR1## in which R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.17 -alkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.17 -alkenyl and M is an alkali or alkaline earth metal, ammonium or hydrogen, including the stages of (a) sulfonation of phenol, if appropriate (b) thermal treatment of the sulfonated phenol, (c) esterification of the sulfonated phenol and if appropriate (d) neutralization of the ester, wherein the sulfonation of the phenol is carried out with sulfuric acid or oleum and the water of reaction is removed during or after stage (b) by distillation and/or by reaction with a dehydrating agent.

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Hofheim, Germany

Georg Bader