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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
A Dale Harley, Midland, MI (US);
Jerald L Curnutt, Midland, MI (US);
David T Doughty, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
558260 ; 558274 ; 558277 ; 558270 ;
Abstract
This invention is a process for the preparation of a symmetrical or unsymmetrical dihydrocarbyl carbonate which comprises contacting an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or di(aryl-substituted aliphatic) alcohol or mixtures thereof with carbon monoxide and oxygen in the presence of a catalytic amount of bis((2,4-pentanedianato)copper (II) methoxide) and a cocatalytic amount of a basic nitrogen-containing coordination compound under conditions such that a symmetrical or unsymmetrical dihydrocarbyl carbonate is prepared.