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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles M Cook, Williamsville, NY (US);
David E Albright, Grand Island, NY (US);
Michael C Savidakis, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
Occidental Chemical Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568 71 ; 578 73 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of making a mercaptan by reacting an aliphatic alcohol with hydrogen sulfide in a continuous gaseous phase reaction. The reaction is performed in the presence of a catalyst which comprises a catalytically active carrier that contains base and/or acid active sites, an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal bicarbonate, carbonate, oxide, or hydroxide, and a transition metal acid or alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt thereof. Selectivities of close to 100% are obtained.