PROCESS FOR PREPARING BASIC SALTS OF BARIUM

摘要

A process is provided for preparing soluble basic salts of barium that are catalytically active in the oxyalkylation reaction of reactive hydrogen compounds which comprises reacting barium oxide with a lower monohydric alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms at a temperature at which the reaction proceeds to form a basic barium specie that is soluble in the lower alcohol; mixing a polyol or a higher monohydric alcohol having at least 4 carbon atoms with the lower alcohol-barium oxide reaction product and removing the lower alcohol from the reaction mixture.