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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Kollar, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Redox Technologies, Inc., Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568852 ; 568594 ;
Abstract
Ethylene glycol is prepared by reacting methanol and an organic peroxide of the formula R--O--O--R.sub.1, wherein R and R.sub.1 are each an alkyl or aralkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, in the presence of a minor amount of a basic material. Preferably, formaldehyde is present as a reactant in the presence of water. The presence of the basic material reduces the hydrogen ions which are formed and thus reduces the amount of methylal produced.