CATALYST MIXTURE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING 1,2- DICHLOROETHANE

摘要

The disclosure relates to a catalyst mixture consisting of anhydrous iron(III)chloride and a further mixing component, for making 1,2-dichloroethane by subjecting ethylene to reaction with chlorine in a solvent at atomospheric or elevated pressure. The mixture is more particularly characterized in that the further mixing component is a nitrogen base or a salt thereof, which is used in a proportion approximately equivalent to the iron(III)chloride proportion.