Process for producing chlorinated hydrocarbons in the presence of a polyvalent bismuth compound

摘要

The preparation of chlorinated hydrocarbons by reacting a chlorinated alkane substrate, such as 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, with a source of chlorine, such as chlorine (Cl2), in the presence of a polyvalent bismuth compound, such as triphenyl bismuth and/or triphenyl bismuth dichloride, is described. With the method of the present invention, the chlorinated alkane product has covalently bonded thereto at least one more chlorine group than the chlorinated alkane substrate, and the chlorinated alkane substrate and the chlorinated alkane product each have a carbon backbone structure that is in each case the same.

主权项

1. A method of preparing a chlorinated alkane product comprising,
reacting a chlorinated alkane substrate with a source of chlorine in the presence a polyvalent bismuth compound, thereby forming a product comprising said chlorinated alkane product, wherein said chlorinated alkane product has covalently bonded thereto at least one more chlorine group than said chlorinated alkane substrate, and said chlorinated alkane substrate and said chlorinated alkane product each have a carbon backbone structure that is in each case the same.