IP Library Granted Patent US 8,029,689
Granted Patent B2
US 8,029,689 · App. 12/311,067 · Granted Oct 4, 2011

Method for producing high-purity quaternary ammonium salt

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Patent No.
US 8,029,689
App. No.
12/311,067
Granted
Oct 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process for preparing a high-purity quaternary ammonium salt comprising: (1) adding an oxide or hydroxide of a Group 1, 2, 12 or 13 metal to a quaternary ammonium salt containing a protonic acid salt of a tertiary amine as an impurity and thereby neutralizing the tertiary amine protonic acid salt with the metal oxide or hydroxide to convert the acid salt to a tertiary amine and water and to convert the metal oxide or hydroxide to a metal salt at the same time, and (2) removing the tertiary amine, water and metal salt produced from the system.

Claims (13)

1. A process for preparing a high-purity quaternary ammonium salt comprising:

(1) adding an oxide or hydroxide of a Group 1, 2, 12 or 13 metal to a quaternary ammonium salt containing a protonic acid salt of a tertiary amine as an impurity and thereby neutralizing the tertiary amine protonic acid salt with the metal oxide or hydroxide to convert the acid salt to a tertiary amine and water and to convert the metal oxide or hydroxide to a metal salt at the same time, and

(2) removing the tertiary amine, water and metal salt produced from the system.

2. A process for preparing a high-purity quaternary ammonium salt comprising:

(1) reacting a tertiary amine with an alkyl halide having or not having a substituent to obtain a quaternary ammonium halide salt,

(2) reacting an acid compound with the halide salt to obtain a quaternary ammonium salt containing a tertiary amine protonic acid salt as an impurity,

(3) adding an oxide or hydroxide of a Group 1, 2, 12 or 13 metal to the quaternary ammonium salt and thereby neutralizing the tertiary amine protonic acid salt with the metal oxide or hydroxide to convert the acid salt to a tertiary amine and water and to convert the metal oxide or hydroxide to a metal salt at the same time, and

(4) removing the tertiary amine, water and metal salt produced from the system.

3. A process as defined in claim 2 wherein the acid compound is CF 3 CO 2 H, CF 3 SO 3 H, HBF 4 , HAlF 4 , HClBF 3 or (FSO 2 ) 2 NH.

4. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the metal oxide or metal hydroxide is CaO, MgO, BaO, ZnO, Al 2 O 3 , Ca(OH) 2 , Mg(OH) 2 , Ba(OH) 2 , Zn(OH) 2 , Al(OH) 3 or LiOH.

5. A process as defined in claim 4 wherein the metal oxide or metal hydroxide is CaO, MgO, BaO, ZnO, Al 2 O 3 , Ca(OH) 2 , Mg(OH) 2 , Ba(OH) 2 or Al(OH) 3 .

6. A process as defined in claim 2 wherein the metal oxide or metal hydroxide is CaO, MgO, BaO, ZnO, Al 2 O 3 , Ca(OH) 2 , Mg(OH) 2 , Ba(OH) 2 , Zn(OH) 2 , Al(OH) 3 or LiOH.

7. A process as defined in claim 6 wherein the metal oxide or metal hydroxide is CaO, MgO, BaO, ZnO, Al 2 O 3 , Ca(OH) 2 , Mg(OH) 2 , Ba(OH) 2 or Al(OH) 3 .

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 10, 2018
From: STELLA CHEMIFA CORPORATION
To: STELLA CHEMIFA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046521/0077 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 10, 2018
From: STELLA CHEMIFA CORPORATION
To: STELLA CHEMIFA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046522/0124 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2009
From: NISHIDA, TETSUO; HIRANO, KAZUTAKA; OKA, AKINORI; ABE, YOSHINOBU; NABESHIMA, AKIHIRO
To: OTSUKA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.; STELLA CHEMIFA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022438/0295 →