A process for the preparation of dihydrocarbyl carbonates comprising contacting an alkanol such as methanol, carbon monoxide and oxygen with a heterogeneous catalyst which comprises a metal halide such as cupric chloride or a mixed metal halide such as cupric chloride/potassium chlor
A process for the preparation of dihydrocarbyl carbonates comprising contacting an alkanol such as methanol, carbon monoxide and oxygen with a heterogeneous catalyst which comprises a metal halide such as cupric chloride or a mixed metal halide such as cupric chloride/potassium chlor
A process for preparing an unsaturated aliphatic nitrile comprising contacting a saturated aliphatic nitrile with oxygen in the presence of a carbon catalyst under conditions such that the unsaturated aliphatic nitrile is formed. A preferred form of the catalyst is a carbon prepared
The invention is a composition which comprises a nitrogen-containing coordination compound copper hydrocarbyloxy halide complex supported on activated carbon. This composition is useful as a catalyst for the preparation of dihydrocarbyl carbonates from alcohols, carbon monoxide and o
