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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Schwindeman, Charlotte, NC (US);
B Troy Dover, Kings Mountain, NC (US);
Robert C Morrison, Gastonia, NC (US);
Conrad W Kamienski, Gastonia, NC (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568851 ;
Abstract
A process for producing clear, colorless solutions of branched lithium alkoxides containing 3 to 12 carbon atoms, in a polar reaction solvent, comprising reacting a dispersion of lithium metal having a particle size less than 300 microns with a minimum of 5 mole percent excess over stoichiometric of a branched alkyl alcohol containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms, in a polar reaction solvent as the reaction medium, at a temperature between 50.degree. C. and the boiling point of the solvent in an inert atmosphere.