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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsurahide Cho, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Tamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshitsura Cho, Tokyo, JP;
Kazumi Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignees:
Tama Chemicals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Moses Lake Industries, Inc., Moses Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
558277 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a process for preparing dialkyl carbonates by the reaction of one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds selected from urea, methyl carbamate and ethyl carbamate with methanol and/or ethanol in the presence of a catalyst under pressure at 100.degree. to 250.degree. C. and the process does not use poisonous phosgene or carbon monoxide as raw material and readily yields dimethyl carbonate and diethyl carbonate in simple equipment.