Acetone → Propylene Oxide

HRID 2186561Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2186561 reaction equation
[Br:1][CH2:2][CH:3]([Br:5])[CH3:4].[CH3:6][C:7]([CH3:9])=[O:8]>>[Br:1][CH2:2][CH:3]([Br:5])[CH3:4].[CH2:6]1[O:8][CH:7]1[CH3:9]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 65531,2-Dibromopropane

Product 2

HCID 6378Propylene OxideYield 30%HCID 65531,2-Dibromopropane

Procedure

1,2-dibromopropane (1.00 ml/hour) and helium (2.0 ml/minute) were passed through a reactor packed with M at 100° C. Within the first 2 hours, an average 1,2-dibromopropane conversion of 40%, with 30% propylene oxide average selectivity and 70% acetone selectivity was obtained.

Workup

  1. custompacked with M at 100° C

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ef6be5803cc74484b28c6db05833845a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2002_06
Patent number
US06403840B1

Reaction notes

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