A method for producing a carbodiimide compound, comprising a carbodiimide production step of reacting an aliphatic tertiary isocyanate compound (A) in the presence of an organic alkali metal compound (B) having Lewis basicity.

An alkylation process is described. The alkylation process includes contacting a feed comprising a paraffin or an aromatic with an olefin feed in the presence of a liquid Lewis acid catalyst in an alkylation reaction zone under alkylation conditions to form a reaction mixture comprising alkylation products and the liquid Lewis acid catalyst. The liquid Lewis acid catalyst is the liquid reaction product of a donor molecule and a metal halide. The alkylation products are separated from the liquid Lewis acid catalyst and recovered.

The invention relates to a catalyst comprising an alumina-, silica- or silica-alumina-based support, at least one group VIII element, at least one group VIB element, and a furan compound. The invention also relates to the method for producing said catalyst and to the use thereof in a hydrotreating and/ or hydrocracking method.

The present invention relates to an organic zinc catalyst which exhibits more improved catalytic activity than conventional organic zinc catalysts during a polymerization process for the preparation of a polyalkylene carbonate resin and is capable of preventing an aggregation phenomenon during a reaction, a method for preparing the same, and a method for preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin using the organic zinc catalyst. The method for preparing an organic zinc catalyst includes the step of reacting a zinc precursor with a dicarboxylic acid in the presence of a polyether derivative to form a zinc dicarboxylate-based catalyst.

The instant disclosure provides a self-adsorbed catalyst composition, a method for preparing the self-adsorbed catalyst composition and a method for manufacturing an electroless plating substrate. The self-adsorbed catalyst composition includes colloidal nanoparticles and a silane compound. The colloidal nanoparticles include palladium nanoparticles and capping agents enclosing the palladium nanoparticles. The silane compound has at least an amino group, and an interaction is established between the amino group of the silane compound and the colloidal nanoparticle.

The instant disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an electroless plating substrate and a method for forming a metal layer on a surface of a substrate. The method for preparing the electroless plating substrate includes: providing a substrate; attaching a self-adsorbed catalyst composition to a surface of the substrate; and performing an electroless metal deposition for forming an electroless metal layer on the surface of the substrate. The self-adsorbed catalyst composition includes a colloidal nanoparticle and a silane compound. The colloidal nanoparticle includes a palladium nanoparticle and a capping agent enclosing the palladium nanoparticle. The silane compound has at least one amino group to interact with the colloidal nanoparticle. A covalent bond between the silane compound and the surface of the substrate is formed through the at least one silane group of the silane compound. The colloid nanoparticle has a particle size ranging from 5 to 10 nanometers.

The present invention discloses processes for producing normal alpha olefins, such as 1-hexene, 1-octene, 1-decene, and 1-dodecene in a multistep synthesis scheme from another normal alpha olefin. Also disclosed are reactions for converting aldehydes, primary alcohols, and terminal vicinal diols into normal alpha olefins.

A process of preparing a solid catalyst component for the production of polypropylene includes a) dissolving a halide-containing magnesium compound in a mixture, the mixture including an epoxy compound, an organic phosphorus compound, and a hydrocarbon solvent to form a homogenous solution; b) treating the homogenous solution with an organosilicon compound during or after the dissolving step; c) treating the homogenous solution with a first titanium compound in the presence of a first non-phthalate electron donor, and an organosilicon compound, to form a solid precipitate; and d) treating the solid precipitate with a second titanium compound in the presence of a second non-phthalate electron donor to form the solid catalyst component, where the process is free of carboxylic acids and anhydrides.

The present disclosure is generally directed to polyolefin polymers, such as polypropylene homopolymers, and propylene-ethylene copolymers that have improved flow properties. In one embodiment, the polymers can be produced using a solid catalyst component that includes a) dissolving a halide-containing magnesium compound in a mixture, the mixture including an epoxy compound, an organic phosphorus compound, and a hydrocarbon solvent to form a homogenous solution; b) treating the homogenous solution with an organosilicon compound during or after the dissolving step; c) treating the homogenous solution with a first titanium compound in the presence of a first non-phthalate electron donor, and an organosilicon compound, to form a solid precipitate; and d) treating the solid precipitate with a second titanium compound in the presence of a second non-phthalate electron donor to form the solid catalyst component, where the process is free of carboxylic acids and anhydrides.

The disclosure provides a synthesis method of 2,4,6-trifluorobenzylamine, belonging to the technical field of chemical synthesis. The synthesis method is characterized by comprising the following steps: (1) allowing pentachlorobenzonitrile as a raw material to undergo fluoridation reaction with a fluoridation agent based on 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile as a solvent to obtain 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile; (2) hydrogenating the obtained 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile with hydrogen in the presence of organic carboxylic acid, based, on palladium carbon as a catalyst to obtain 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzylamine; and (3) hydrogenating the obtained 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzylamine with hydrogen in a solvent in the presence of a catalyst to obtain 2,4,6-trifluorobenzylamine. The synthesis method has the advantages of low raw material cost, short reaction steps, high reaction yield, good product purity simple operation and the like, and is suitable for industrial production.