SBIR/STTR Research Award
PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 2,2', 4,4'-TETRAHYDROXY- BENZOPHENONE.
Award amount
$419,188Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Helix Associates Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
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Research abstract
A ONE STEP SYNTHESIS OF THE ABOVE COMPOUND FROM COMMERCIALLYAVAILABLE RESORCINOL AND RESORCYLIC ACID WILL BE INVESTIGATED USING HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, BORON TRIFLUORIDE, NAFION(R) RESINS, AND OTHER STRONG LEWIS ACIDS AS CATALYSTS.YIELDS WILL BE OPTIMIZED FOR THE PREFERRED SYSTEMS. A COST EFFECTIVE PURIFICATION TO A PRODUCT USUABLE IN THIN FILM SOLAR APPLICATION WILL BE WORKED OUT.
Technology keywords
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