Phillips Petroleum Company

Michael D Mitchell

Michael S Matson

Raymond L Cobb

Dean E Stinn

R Lynn Cobb

A process for activating a hydrogenation catalyst in the presence of an activation agent containing a piperidine compound is disclosed. The thus-activated hydrogenation catalyst is employed as a hydrogenation catalyst in the hydrogenation of a pyridine compound to a piperidine compound.

Process for producing piperidine

A process which can be used for producing thiolcarbamates is provided wherein the process comprises contacting a reaction mixture with a hydrocarbyl chloride such as, for example, benzyl chloride under a condition which is sufficient to produce a product mixture wherein the reaction mixture comprises carbonyl sulfide, an amine such as, for example, a secondary amine, a solvent; the solvent comprises a tertiary amine; and the reaction mixture, hydrocarbyl halide, and solvent are each present in an amount sufficient to effect the production of a thiolcarbamate. Optionally, the reaction mixture can also comprise a metal hydroxide. Further optionally, the product mixture can be contacted with a metal hydroxide if the reaction mixture does not comprise a metal hydroxide.

Production of thiolcarbamates

In a process for reacting an aromatic compound (preferably chlorobenzene) with free chlorine in the presence of a catalyst comprising a zeolite of the L family (zeolite L) under such reaction conditions as to obtain a product comprising 1,4-dichlorobenzene, the improvement comprises employing ammonium ion-exchanged zeolite of the L family.

Synthesis of 1,4-dichlorobenzene

An alkylated diphenyloxide composition is prepared by reacting diphenyloxide with isobutylene in the presence of sulfuric acid and applications for the composition.

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Bartlesville, OK, United States of America

Michael D Mitchell