A method of forming a polyethercarbonate polyol using a multimetal cyanide compound is disclosed. The method includes providing a multimetal cyanide compound having a crystalline structure and a content of platelet-shaped particles of at least 30% by weight, based on the weight of the multimetal cyanide compound and further including at least two of the following components: an organic complexing agent, water, a polyether, and a surface-active substance. Then an alcohol initiator is reacted with...

A process for preparing polyether alcohols by addition of alkylene oxides onto H-functional starter substances in the presence of multimetal cyanide catalysts, wherein the multimetal cyanide catalysts are microporous and have a specific surface area of more than 100 m.sup.2/g, determined by nitrogen adsorption at 77 K.

The present invention relates to a process for reacting epoxides with an initiator compound in the presence of a double metal cyanide compound as a catalyst, said process having a shortened induction period, and the double metal cyanide compound being activated by adding the epoxide to a mixture of double metal cyanide compound and initiator compound at an internal reactor pressure of less than 1 bar, and also to the polyethers themselves obtainable by such a process.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyetherol which comprises reacting at least one alkylene oxide with at least one starter compound in the presence of a catalyst of the formula I: M.sup.1.sub.p[M.sup.2.sub.qO.sub.n(OH).sub.2(3-n)].sub.x, (I) and to the polyetherols prepared by such a process and to their use for the synthesis of polyurethanes, as fuel additive or as surfactant.

The present invention relates to polyethers which are obtainable from 1 -butene oxide and an alcohol using a double metal cyanide compound as a catalyst and have a content of unsaturated components of 6 mol% or more, to a process for preparing such a polyether and also to the use of a polyether according to the invention as a carrier oil or in a carrier oil formulation, in particular in additive packages for gasoline fuels, and furthermore also to carrier oil formulations and also to fuels compr...

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of at least one alkoxylate comprising the bringing into contact of an alkylene oxide mixture at least comprising ethylene oxide with at least one starter compound in the presence of at least one double-metal cyanide compound, where, during the induction phase, the sum of inert gas partial pressure and ethylene oxide partial pressure is 1.5 bar to 6.0 bar, to the alkoxylates obtainable by such a process, and to the use of such alkoxyl...

The present invention relates to a process for preparing at least one alkoxylate, which comprises bringing at least one alkylene oxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, pentylene oxide and decene oxide into contact with at least one starter compound in the presence of at least one double metal cyanide compound, with the reaction being carried out at a temperature of from 130.degree. C. to 155.degree. C., to the alkoxylates, in particular ethox...

The present invention relates to compositions at least comprising one alkoxylate of the formula RO(A).sub.n(B).sub.mH, to processes for the preparation of such compositions, in particular in the presence of double-metal cyanide compounds as catalyst, and their use as emulsifier, foam regulator or as wetting agents for hard surfaces. Moreover, the present invention also relates to the use of such compositions in detergents and surfactant formulations.

The present invention relates to a process for the alkoxylation of organic compounds comprising the reaction of at least one organic compound with at least one alkoxylating agent in the presence of a catalyst system, wherein a polyether alcohol is obtained. The catalyst system comprises a metallo organic framework mate-rial comprising pores and at least one metal ion and at least one at least bidentate organic compound, which is coordinately bounded to said metal ion. Furthermore it relates to p...

The invention relates to DMC catalysts which comprise at least 10% by weight, based on the weight of the DMC catalysts, of a crystalline multimetal cyanide compound whose X-ray diffractogram shows sharp reflections at least at the d values of 11.4 .ANG..+-.0.5 .ANG. 8.9 .ANG..+-.0.5 .ANG. 6.3 .ANG..+-.0.5 .ANG. 5.8 .ANG..+-.0.5 .ANG. 5.5 .ANG..+-.0.5 .ANG. 4.5 .ANG..+-.0.5 .ANG. 4.4 .ANG..+-.0.5 .ANG. 3.9 .ANG..+-.0.4 .ANG. 3.7 .ANG..+-.0.4 .ANG. 3.4 .ANG..+-.0.4 .ANG..