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Universal Oil Products Company

Nils J Christensen

Joseph Levy

Ted Symon

Halogenated alkyl substituted phenols may be dealkylated by treating a compound such as 5-t-butyl-2-fluorophenol with a diealkylation catalyst such as an acid acting compound at dealkylation conditions whereby the t-butyl substituent is removed and the resulting compound comprising 2-fluorophenol is recovered.

Dealkylation of halogenated alkyl substituted phenols

Alkyl substituted 1,2-halofluorinated aromatic compounds may be subjected to hydrolysis to form an alkyl substituted o-fluorophenol by treating said compound with water in the presence of a relatively mildly basic compound such as the salt of a strong base and a weak acid at hydrolysis conditions to form the desired compound.

Hydrolysis of alkyl substituted dihalobenzene compounds

Prenyl chloride (1-chloro-3-methylbutene-2) may be synthesized in increased yields by reacting isoprene with hydrochloric acid in the presence of sodium chloride. In addition, the yield may also be advantageously increased by utilizing a modified method of operation in which the distillation heads and tails fractions which are obtained from the process are recycled to the reaction zone.

Synthesis of prenyl chloride

A flame-retardant integral-skinned polyurethane foam is prepared by a method which comprises the reaction of a polyol and an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of a foaming agent comprising trichlorofluoromethane, the improvement which comprises the incorporation of a catalyst comprising a phosphorous-containing compound selected from the group consisting of an alkyl phosphite, aryl phosphites and aryl-, alkyl-, aminoaryl-, alkaryl- and halide phosphines.

Integral-skinned polyurethane foam prepared in the presence of a

Unsaturated carbonyl compounds, and particularly .alpha.-substituted allylic carbonyl compounds as exemplified by 3-(1-methylallyl)-2,4-pentanedione are prepared by reacting a conjugated diolefinic compound with a compound possessing an active methylene group in the presence of certain catalytic compositions of matter at a temperature of from about -20.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. The desired products are useful as intermediates in preparing chemical compounds which possess desirable fragrances.

Preparation of unsaturated carbonyl compounds

The activity of a catalyst system comprising a salt of a noble metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table, a salt of copper, an organic acid and an oxygen-containing gas which is utilized in the vinylation of aromatic compounds may be enhanced by effecting the reaction in the presence of a compound containing an active methylene group.

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