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|December 14, 2012 04:21 AM EST
Content Management AG, a leading provider of web-based applications and value-added services, is proud to announce that Planeetta Internet Oy recently signed a multi-year OEM partner agreement for CM4all Sites. Founded in 2002, Planeetta is one of the leading hosting providers in Northern Europe, providing web hosting, domain registration, cloud servers, e-mail, and e-commerce services to over 20,000 websites.
"We specialize in enabling SMEs to market and sell their products online and strongly emphasize usability throughout all our offerings. CM4all Sites therefore complements our existing product range perfectly and will allow our customers to create and maintain professional desktop and mobile websites with ease and in their native language," explains Lauri Kasti, Managing Director of Planeetta.
CM4all Sites delivers numerous innovations, including an instant setup page, an enhanced WYSIWYG editor, and a comprehensive file browser with an interactive drop zone. Thanks to CM4all's new widget technology, users at all levels will be able to integrate sophisticated features into their websites ranging from contact forms through photo galleries to social media connectivity with Facebook® and Google+™. Additionally, CM4all Sites is designed with an open widget API that enables the integration of third-party services and allows for continuous development of widgets by CM-AG, OEM partners, and external software engineers. As of the latest release, mobile websites can now be created for iOS and Android smart phones directly within CM4all Sites. Especially valuable for SMEs, this new feature enables them to fully leverage the advantages of local search and to easily address prospective customers on the go.
"We are pleased to welcome a new leading partner in the dynamic Scandinavian markets to our global OEM network. CM4all Sites is the ideal match for Planeetta's sales approach of marketing all-inclusive, high-value website packages, and we look forward to a successful long-term partnership," says Robert Schovenberg, CEO of Content Management AG.
In the coming weeks, CM4all Sites will be adapted to Planeetta's corporate design, and a Finnish-language version installed in the company's data center and integrated into its system environment.
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About CM4all:
Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, CM-AG is a leading developer of web-based applications for the Internet with over three million paying customers worldwide. The company's core products are the website building solutions CM4all Sites and CM4all WebsiteCreator available in 20+ languages. CM4all software is adapted for and licensed to leading telcos, MSOs, ISPs, and web hosters, like 1&1 Internet AG, Deutsche Telekom AG, Endurance International Group Inc., NTT Communications, Swisscom AG, Telefónica de España S.A.U, Terra Networks S.A., UK2 Group, and Verio Inc.
More information is available at www.cm4all.com.
About Planeetta:
Planeetta Internet is one of the leading hosting providers in Northern Europe providing a wide range of hosting services including IaaS and Managed Hosting for thousands of SME and Enterprise users. Planeetta offers services from its strategically located datacenter in Helsinki, Finland, a crossroad for fast-growing Internet traffic between Russia and Western Europe. Services run on high-end redundant server farms and fault tolerant enterprise class HP 3Par SAN for maximum performance and reliability and are backed by our dedicated support team which is able to provide support for even the most complex and high volume hosting needs.
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|By Marketwired .
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|November 9, 2012 07:30 AM EST
SAN JUAN, PR -- (Marketwire) -- 11/09/12 -- Doral Financial Corporation (NYSE: DRL) ("Doral", "Doral Financial" or the "Company"), the holding company of Doral Bank, with operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S., reported net loss of $32.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to a net loss of $1.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and a net loss of $30.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Doral reported a net loss of $31.6 million compared to a net loss of $22.4 million for the same period of 2011.
"Our results reflect the high credit costs as we continue to work with thousands of homeowners during this difficult economic time. Despite this, we have increased revenue, strengthened our mortgage and retail franchise in Puerto Rico, continued to successfully grow our U.S. operations, and preserved our high levels of capital," said Glen Wakeman, CEO and President of Doral Financial Corporation.
Third Quarter Highlights:
- Increased net interest income $1.5 million to $55.6 million in the third quarter of 2012 from $54.1 million in the second quarter of 2012. Increased total net loans receivable by $103.8 million from the second quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2012 based on strong growth in the U.S. commercial portfolio.
- Grew Puerto Rico's mortgage loan production 21%, from $209.4 million in the second quarter of 2012 to $254.3 million in the third quarter of 2012.
- Grew retail deposits by $93.2 million from the second quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2012.
- Increased loan and lease loss provisions by $29.2 million to $34.4 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2012 as a result of re-defaults on previously modified loans and new valuations of defaulted residential loans.
- Preserved excess capital levels well above the standards established by the federal banking agencies with ratios of Tier 1 Leverage of 9.32%, Tier 1 Risk-based Capital of 11.94% and Total Risk-based Capital of 13.26%. The Leverage, Tier 1 and Total Risk-based Capital Ratios exceeded the well-capitalized standards by $361.3 million, $387.9 million and $213.0 million, respectively.
The Company's financial results for the third quarter of 2012 are being released at the same time as our filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Conference Call
Doral will be holding a conference call to discuss its financial results on Friday, November 9th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. EST.
The call may be accessed through a dial-in telephone number at (800) 230-1093 or (612) 288-0340 for international callers.
A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through December 9th, 2012 at (800) 475-6701 or (320) 365-3844 for international callers. The replay access code is 270528.
- Net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 totaled $32.5 million, compared to a net loss of $1.6 million for the second quarter of 2012 and a net loss of $30.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
- The Company reported net loss attributable to common shareholders of $35.0 million for the third quarter of 2012 compared to a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $4.0 million for the second quarter of 2012, and a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $32.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
- Net interest income for the third quarter of 2012 was $55.6 million, an increase of $1.5 million compared to the second quarter of 2012, and an increase of $7.4 million when compared to the third quarter of 2011. Net interest margin remained stable at 2.91% for both the second and third quarters of 2012.
- Provision for loan and lease losses for the third quarter of 2012 was $34.4 million, an increase of $29.2 million over the second quarter 2012 provision, and a decrease of $7.3 million from the provision recorded in the third quarter of 2011. The $34.4 million provision for loan and lease losses in the third quarter of 2012 resulted mainly from the residential mortgage portfolios ($28.8 million), and resulted from higher re-defaults of previously modified loans and new valuations of defaulted loans, all related to Puerto Rico loan exposures.
- Non-interest income for the third quarter of 2012 of $20.6 million reflects a decrease of $0.7 million, and a decrease of $8.9 million, compared to non-interest income of $21.3 million for the second quarter of 2012 and $29.5 million for the third quarter of 2011, respectively. The decrease in non-interest income when compared to the second quarter of 2012 results from the negative variances of $2.3 million and $2.6 million in mark-to-market adjustments on servicing assets and the loss on hedge derivatives, respectively, offset by the $4.8 million positive variance in gain on sale and securitization of loans.
- Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2012 of $73.8 million increased $2.8 million and $10.0 million from the quarters ended June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. The expense increase in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the second quarter of 2012 was mainly driven by an increase in other real estate owned expenses of $2.2 million. Credit related expenses, including other real estate owned expenses (largely collateral value adjustments), foreclosure expenses, and certain loan and administrative costs, totaled $15.6 million in the third quarter of 2012, and $14.2 million in the second quarter of 2012.
- Doral's loan production for the third quarter of 2012 was $771.1 million, an increase of $247.7 million and $325.5 million, compared to $523.4 million and $445.6 million for the second quarter of 2012 and third quarter of 2011, respectively. The U.S. commercial loan production totaled $390.5 million or 50.6% of the loan production for the third quarter of 2012, and Puerto Rico residential mortgage loan production, most of which is sold, of $254.3 million in the third quarter of 2012 was up $44.9 million over the second quarter of 2012 production of $209.4 million.
- Doral reported total assets as of September 30, 2012 of $8.4 billion compared to $8.0 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase of $395.4 million is mainly due to an increase in net loans of $326.3 million related to growth in the U.S. commercial loan portfolio.
- Total deposits were $4.6 billion as of September 30, 2012, an increase of $219.7 million, or 5.0%, from deposits of $4.4 billion as of December 31, 2011. The Company's brokered deposits decreased $76.7 million while retail deposits increased $296.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
- Non-performing loans ("NPLs"), excluding FHA/VA loans guaranteed by the US government, as of September 30, 2012 were $753.4 million, an increase of $130.0 million from December 31, 2011. The increase in NPLs during the third quarter of 2012 resulted largely from the classification of certain residential mortgage TDR loans as NPLs.
- The Company's capital ratios continue to exceed the well-capitalized standards established by the federal banking agencies with ratios of Tier 1 Leverage of 9.32%, Tier 1 Risk-based Capital of 11.94% and Total Risk-based Capital of 13.26%. The Leverage, Tier 1 and Total Risk-based Capital Ratios exceeded the well-capitalized standards by $361.3 million, $387.9 million and $213.0 million, respectively.
This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of, and subject to the protection of, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, Doral Financial Corporation may make forward-looking statements in its other press releases, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or in other public or shareholder communications and its senior management may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others.
These forward-looking statements may relate to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including, but not limited to, statements with respect to the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses, delinquency trends, market risk and the impact of interest rate changes, capital markets conditions, capital adequacy and liquidity, and the effect of legal proceedings, tax legislation and tax rules, compliance and regulatory matters and new accounting standards and guidance on the Company's financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, but instead represent Doral Financial's current expectations regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements may be generally identified by the use of words or phrases such as "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "believe," "expect," "predict," "forecast," "anticipate," "plan," "outlook," "target," "goal," and similar expressions and future conditional verbs such as "would," "should," "could," "might," "can" or "may" or similar expressions.
Doral Financial cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements since they speak only as of the date made and represent Doral Financial's expectations of future conditions or results and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligations to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of those statements other than as required by law, including the requirements of applicable securities laws.
Forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond Doral Financial's control. Risk factors and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 which is available in the Company's website at www.doralfinancial.com, as updated from time to time in the Company's periodic and other reports filed and to be filed with the SEC.
Institutional Background
Doral Financial Corporation is a bank holding company engaged in banking, mortgage banking and insurance agency activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Doral Bank ("Doral Bank"), with operations in the mainland U.S. (New York metropolitan area and northwest region of Florida) and Puerto Rico, Doral Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Doral Insurance Agency"), and Doral Properties, Inc. ("Doral Properties"). Doral Bank in turn operates three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Doral Mortgage LLC ("Doral Mortgage"), engaged in residential mortgage lending in Puerto Rico, Doral Money, Inc. ("Doral Money"), engaged in commercial and middle market lending primarily in the New York metropolitan area, and CB, LLC, an entity formed to dispose of a real estate project of which Doral Bank took possession during 2005. Doral Money consolidates two variable interest entities created for the purpose of entering into a collateralized loan arrangement with a third party.
Doral Financial Corporation's common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DRL. Additional information about Doral Financial Corporation may be found on the Company's website at www.doralfinancial.com.
For more information contact:
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MotoAmerica Revs Up for Launch: New Wayne Rainey Video
We abandoned coverage of U.S. road racing several years ago when, in our opinion, it began to be managed in a horribly disjointed, unprofessional manner, offering a confusing mish-mash of racing classes. 2015 is a new beginning for American motorcycle road racing. We haven't talked much about MotoAmerica, but the concepts it brings forward are […]
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2014 Honda CBR650F: MD Ride Review
Asking somebody if they ever had a CBR600F2 is like asking if they've ever tried McDonald's fries or flown in a 737. Just ask what year or color, because when it comes to sportbikes, I can't think of many that rival the F2's mix of handling, performance, reliability and value, which is why everyone I […]
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SWM and the Simple Single: More Thoughts
We have spent years watching manufacturer after manufacturer invest huge amounts of money into the development of American-style cruisers. Purposely eschewing state-of-the-art technology for air-cooled, pushrod designs. After all, this is what cruiser customers wanted. Low tech. What about motorcyclists who don't care about cruiser styling, but still want simple, basic designs? Maybe they form […]
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Don't Try This Anywhere: Robbie Maddison Attacks Utah Olympic Park
It is not likely that you can ride like Robbie Maddison, but watching this video should get your juices flowing … the power and grace of a big single cylinder supermoto under one of the world's best riders. Maddison set a jump record where he launches off the Olympic ski jump ramp, traveling a distance […]
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The sun never set on the British Empire, until, of course, it did. We must face the fact that the United States is no longer the gravitating force in the motorcycle industry. Is it India? Perhaps. Royal Enfield is the oldest motorcycle manufacturer on the planet. It is currently owned by the India-based Eicher Group (since […]


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The continuing GOP identity crisis Crisis? No crisis with me. A strong "conservative thinker", James Carville, recently quipped; "I have an announcement to make. Ronald Reagan's big tent just collapsed
Republicans are – rightly – crowing this morning about the GOP's victories in the New Jersey Governor's race and a battery of races in Virginia from the Governorship on down
The GOP primary in NJ is coming up, and many of us here are just now making up our minds as to who our best and most conservative candidate for
[UPDATE]: Here are couple more links for you: Rebuilding the GOP: The Committeeman Project Get Your STORC On I am not ordering anybody to follow this checklist. I'm not even
Limbaugh seems to be enjoying the ride as his sturdy little craft is being carried along by the swift current called the daily news cycles. And the fact that millions more
So, I'm reading Limbaugh & Movement Conservatives: Successfully Distracted by Democrats by Darvin_Dowdy this evening and if you read his post you can likely guess my initial reaction to it…
We need news helicopters to find this guy and put the freeway chase on CNN. Moderate Republican Abel Maldonado, under pressure from Schwarzenegger and Democrats to provide the final vote
With this gang of crooks in Sacramento, I don't want to get my hopes up. But we haven't had a vote yet on the massive tax hikes that Schwarzenegger wants
California Assemblyman Anthony Adams, 11/25/08: "It is absurd for Democrat to refuse to live within their means and expect California's taxpayers to pick up the tab for their poor spending
I got into a short controversy with another poster this evening about the future of RINOs in the Republican Party. I contended that here at Redstate we (the members, not
Facing a state budget crisis in July 2008, CA Gov. Arnold Shwarzenegger fired about 10,000 temporary and part-time workers and ordered the 200,000 permanent employees to be paid only the
Meet Charles Banister. He is the Chairman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Ostensibly, Charles Bannister and the bulk of Gwinnett County is Republican. Ostensibly.
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Lori Park, Sculptor living in Marrakech
Marrakech is city vibrant with creativity and artistry. Many artists have made their way here and have contributed much to the creative spirit of Marrakech. One such is US artist Lori Park whose work is now showing at a Sotheby's sculpture exhibition "Beyond Limits" set in Chatsworth House. Her spectacular sculpture Silk Weaver is a
Marrakech, Morocco – movie star central
Morocco – movie star central Ewan McGregor just left Marrakech after filming My Kind of Traitor – a thriller adaptation of the novel by John le Carre about an English couple who while on holiday in Marrakech, meet a shady Russian millionaire and then get into deep trouble. Tom Hanks has also visited recently,
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Photo montage – Southern Morocco Travel writing and photographic projects both flourish in artistic Morocco but what is really interesting is how new social media forms – combined with cheaper high-quality camera lenses – are helping to facilitate a whole new generation of creative reporters. This week, we stumbled upon a wonderful photo montage, or
Moroccan folk art
Small museum showing artistic handwoven rugs What fabulous news! The Medina now has a new place full of history and lovely things – the Boucharouite Museum, an initiative devoted to Moroccan folk art. The museum takes its name from the 'boucharouite' carpet, also known as the rag rug, which are made by women in remote
Moroccan artist
Yasmina Alaoui Morocco is awash with artistic talent. At home – and abroad – there are hundreds of excellent Moroccan artists working in various fields. One such artist that we've been keeping an eye on for some time now is the French Moroccan artist Yasmina Alaoui who works with her Chilean photographer partner Marco Guerra.
Berber jewellery – exhibition in Marrakesh
Our blog post this week comes from Paris and specifically from the Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent where until July 20, the exhibition Berber Women of Morocco will be showing. The exhibition is divided into three spaces focusing on the following topics: Portrait of the Berber Women of Morocco, Skills and Craftsmanship and Traditional
Ness Radio
There might be blue skies in Morocco, but winter drags on in much of northern Europe and America. A great way to feel the warmth of Morocco is to tune in to the exotic sounds of Ness Radio. Founded in 2008 in Marrakech by Younes Duret and Wattfutchureez, Ness Radio is the first collaborative Internet
Meetings in Marrakech
As we gear up for the fantastic Marrakech Biennale (February 26-March 31) the luxury hotel La Mamounia is holding a special exhibition as part of the celebrations. Called Meetings in Marrakech the show will run from the 20th of February until the 3rd of March and it will highlight paintings by Hassan el Glaoui
Al Maaden Sculpture Park in Marrakesh
While the world's media focuses on the opening of the new Marrakech Museum for Photography and Visual Arts (MMPVA) other, equally as exciting, developments continue apace in the city. Quietly but confidently the Fondation Alliances have been working hard to bring an enormous outdoor exhibition, the first of its kind in Africa, to Morocco. Newly
Black on White gallery – Art in Marrakech
Sometimes an afternoon calls for a cultural outing. While in Marrakech there is ample to see just from wandering the lanes, the cool of an art gallery offers space for quiet reflection. A visit to the serene Black on White gallery is a great choice. A sleek and modern space, the gallery promotes contemporary art


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Mac users are better off waiting for OS X Yosemite to drop before upgrading to iCloud Drive, but iOS 8-toting Windows users are cleared for takeoff....
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As the iPhone 6 series hits store shelves and users' pockets, professional opinions have been generally positive, if not breathlessly impressed....
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Three of the third-party keyboards now available after the launch of iOS 8, have reached the top positions of the paid and free apps charts in the...
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Starting at 8am this morning, Aussie gadget repair team iExperts were among the first in the world to perform a live-blogged teardown of the iPhone...
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Mexico City - Los Feliz
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- Andrewew Jun 15, 2005 11:08 PM
I read on an earlier post about going to this place before heading to the Greek...I stopped in before last night's Wilco show.
The hostess ignored me when I walked in and then told me it would be 10 minutes for a table for 2 (even though there were numerous tables open.)
After finally being seated 20 minutes later (the hostess disappeared and ignored many waiting for tables), my friend and I sat and ate on chips while many waiters passed us by and ignored our pleas to order. After 20 minutes (!), with an empty bowl of chips and no water on our table, we ditched the place.
I don't reccomend this place on my worst enemy. The food looked overpriced and I've been ignored so harshly. (And it wasn't just me, the table next to me complmained to the hostess as we sat down.)
Been that way for nearly 10 years, so no surprise here. Talk about your consummate space cadets - and that does not even address the food issue, which at that point is beside the point! When or will they ever get it?!
re: Briggs
I'll second that - at least El coyote is loads of fun, kind of a Mexican Buca di Beppo. We went to Mexico City just once, and though the food was okay it was clear the kitchen was coasting on its reputation, and the waitstaff didn't even give a shit about that. Sad.
re: Will Owen
Thirded. I'll go to Taco Bell before this place.
re: Xericx
Agreed! Went once about 7 years ago and the service and food were both horrible!
Gosh, it sounds like you had a bad experience. I haven't eaten there in about two years since I moved over the hill but I must say that I used to enjoy eating there. The food is pricey but good.
consider yourself lucky! mexico city is TERRIBLE. i'll never return based on the horrible food alone.
Sorry to hear about your bad experience. We were there before the Wilco show too but had a totally different experience. We were seated right away, our drink order and food order were taken promptly, and the food came out pretty quickly. I have to say we got there kind of early, about 6:15 cuz we knew that place was going to be slammed because of the show.
The pork chop in adobo is really good. Though I am looking for a recipe for this dish so I don't have to deal with the high decibel level of the chattering hipsters while trying to have a conversation!
re: duckduckgoose
It was called Mexica and was located where Angelini Osteria is now located, and no they did not have the exact same menu, although many items did overlap. I liked the Beverly one all right, but hate the Hillhurst one.
re: carter
Thanks. I liked their pounded breaded chicken breast.
I also can't understand the recommendations for Mexico City - it has zero ambiance, and the food is only average.
Wow! I just came back from dinner there last night - hadn't been there in eons. It was great. Fresh fried chips with this really tasty red salsa, fresh guacamole, and really good enchiladas con pollo with mole poblano, served with nice garlicky rice. The only challenges were the drink service (a bit choppy) and the sweet corn tamales (not the best and kind of falling apart, but if you give me an average sweet corn tamale with good salsa verde and crema, I will probably not complain at all).
It is most certainly not on par with El Coyote, that's for sure. I would go back again and order the exact same supper.
re: djquinnc
If not on a par with El Coyote, then why not step up a notch and go to El Coyote and get better food and really have a good time?
Mexico City is easily one of the worst restaurants in Los Angeles. Just awful for every reason. I live close by and really wish it wasn't so bad, but the food, service, noise....everything. Just terrible.
Mexico CIty is sub-par and nothing more than a name. Would not recommend it too anyone. El Coyote is very average as well - americanized Mexican food in Hollywood party land.
"Chattering Hipsters"? Sounds like this is more about the neighborhood than anything else... The best time to go to this place is during the week, when it's not so crowded. And I definitely prefer it to Malo, where I ordered one type of tequila and then was charged for a more expensive one...
re: roberto90071
Mexico City may be the one place that ISNT better than Malo. Malo is bad, but the food isn't as offensive as Mexico City, just bland and greasy. Malo also has terrible accoustics and poor service too.
re: rednyellow
I couldn't agree with you more, altho I only ate there one time. Had an attitudanal waitress who was snitty when I pointed out our food was slow in coming out, relative to other diners. Since the place is owned by the same guy who owns Cobras & Matadors, which also gets criticized frequently on CH for snotty service, I wonder if that style is just endemic to his eateries?
re: Mr. Cookie
Malo, Cobras, and the previous Hillmont must have aimed for a theme of uncomfortable seating, poor accoustics and "too good for this room" servers.
I think Mexico City is a joke of a mexi restaurant. Bland, tasteless food, ignorant service and way overpriced. I have tried it a few times with consistently bad results. I think the tell-tale sign was that, when I asked for Tapatio, they brought out the gallon-sized bottle of it from the kitchen. They don't have Tapatio on the tables, nor do they offer it as anything other than an ingredient. Bah!~
I have to agree with the negative posters. I went to Mexico City once and came out shaking my head at the mediocre food and relatively high prices. And yes, it was way too loud. Believe me, who exactly the other customers were had nothing to do with my assessment. La Parrilla around the corner on Sunset has much better food, ambiance, everything.
re: Mr. Cookie
I love La Parilla, great flavours and friendly service.
Mexico City is all about the atmosphere and the trendy vibes. The last time I went the service was much improved .. however, the food, still bland. For really great mexican food, a must is Lucy's El Adobe on Melrose across from Paramount.
Disappointing. We ordered the chiles en Nogado and chicken "verde mole." The entrees arrived late, both DROWNED in their respective sauces: unrecognizable globs standing in pools of semi-congealed goo that spread to the rims of the plates. That said, I like (and usually order) their conchita pibil. It's not enough, though, to do just one dish well in these tight times.


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Six carbon diacids or lactones or 5 carbon lactones or 6 carbon diacid anhydrides or branched mono-olefinic five carbon acids are converted (isomerized) to adipic acid or pentenoic acids by reacting them is the presence of carbon monoxide and a iodide promoted iridium catalyst.
1. A process for the preparation of adipic acid and/or pentenoic acids which comprises (1) forming a reaction mixture containing (a) one or more acids or lactones selected from saturated branched six carbon diacids, saturated five carbon lactones, saturated six carbon diacid anhydrides and branched mono-olefinic five carbon monoacids (b) carbon monoxide, and (c) an iodide promoted iridium catalyst (2) heating said reaction mixture to a temperature in the range of about 175 degrees C. to about 230 degrees C. while under a carbon monoxide pressure of between 0 to 2000 psi absolute and where the ratio of active iodide to iridium in the reaction mixture is 0.5:1 to 20:1, and the iridium content of the reaction mixture is about 100 to 8,000 parts per million by weight of the reaction mixture.
2. The process of claim 1 in which the major product is pentenoic acids and the carbon monoxide pressure is between 0 and 10 psi absolute.
3. The process of claim 1 in which the major product is adipic acid and the carbon monoxide pressure is between 200 and 2000 psi absolute.
4. The process of claim 1 in which the reaction mixture contains gamma-valerolactone, the temperature is in the range of 190 to 230 degrees C. and the ratio of active iodide to iridium is 2:1 to 5:1.
5. The process of claim 4 in which the major product is adipic acid and the carbon monoxide pressure is between 200 and 2000 psi absolute.
6. The process of claim 1 in which the reaction mixture contains at least one saturated 6 carbon diacid selected from the group consisting of 2-methylglutaric acid, 2-ethylsuccinic, and 2,3-dimethylsuccinic, and the temperature is above 170 degrees C.
7. The process of claim 1 in which water is present the reaction mixture in an amount of below 5% by weight.
This invention relates to the preparation of adipic acid and/or pentenoic acid. These acids are prepared by isomerization or dehydrocarboxylation of a commercially less-desirable compound. In particular this invention relates to the conversion of a by-product stream (from the preparation of adipic acid from pentenoic acid by carbonylation using a rhodium or an iridium catalyst promoted with a halide) to adipic acid or to pentenoic acid.
The dominant commercial process for the manufacture of adipic acid involves the air-oxidation of cyclohexane to form a mixture of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone, which is subsequently oxidized with nitric acid to form a mixture of carboxylic acids, including adipic acid.
Another process for making adipic acid involves the hydrocarboxylation of pentenoic acids and their esters. Pentenoic acids and their esters, and in particular 3-pentenoic acid, are available from butadiene and butadiene derived feedstocks by metal catalyzed hydrocarboxylation. Such processes have the potential of providing high yield, high rate, low pollution processes for the manufacture of adipic acid. In the hydrocarboxylation of 3-pentenoic acid and its esters, higher levels of branched products are formed than are normally encountered in the hydrocarboxylation of simple olefins. Burke (U.S. Pat. No. 4,788,333) has disclosed that, for the production of adipic acid by the hydrocarboxylation of pentenoic acids, high linear selectivity is obtained when an iodide-promoted rhodium catalyst is employed in conjunction with selected halocarbon solvents.
Burke discloses in U.S. Pat. No. 4,939,298, the branched diacids can be separated from the product adipic acid and then isomerized to adipic acid by heating in the presence of carbon monoxide and an iodide or bromide promoted rhodium catalyst.
The most commonly used promoters for metal catalyzed hydrocarboxylation also promote the conversion of pentenoic acids and esters to gamma-valerolactone. This material can also be separated from the product adipic acid and hydrocarboxylated to adipic acid as described in Burke EPO published application 90107900.4, but there are costs and yield losses associated with such processes.
Craddock et al (U.S. Pat. No. 3,816,489) disclose a process "for the production of terminal carboxylic acids" from "ethylenically unsaturated compounds" by hydrocarboxylation "in the presence of catalyst compositions essentially comprising iridium compounds and complexes, together with an iodide promoter in critical proportions". In U.S. Pat. No. 3,816,488 Craddock et al disclose that similar results can be obtained using rhodium catalysts. The preferred reaction solvents are monocarboxylic acids having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.
European Patent Application No. 0 511 126 A2 published Oct. 28, 1992 discloses the preparation of adipic acid by hydrocarboxylation of pentenoic acid using an iridium catalyst promoted with an iodide.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,090,807 (Illing et al.) discloses a process for the isomerization of aliphatic carboxylic acids by heating with carbon monoxide "in the presence of (a) a metal carbonyl and (b) chlorine, bromine, or iodide and/or one or more compounds of one or more of these halogens as catalysts, and preferably in the presence of (c) an activator and (d) water." Suitable metal carbonyls are those of the 6th, 7th and 8th group of the periodic system. Metal carbonyls of the iron group, especially cobalt and nickel, are preferred. The most preferred is nickel. The isomerization of adipic acid to 2-methylglutaric acid and 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid is discussed and exemplified in Examples 1 and 6. In Example 1 nickel carbonyl activated by bismuth iodide is employed while in Example 6 cobalt acetate activated by bismuth oxide and hydrogen iodide is employed. Although the process is said to be suitable for the isomerization of linear acids to branched acids and branched acids to linear acids, there is no mention of the isomerization of branched C6-diacids to adipic acid.
Taiwan Patent 047769 to Burke discloses a process for the preparation of adipic acid by the carbonylation of certain lactones including gamma-valerolactone in the presence of a rhodium catalyst and an iodide or bromide promoter.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,625,996 (Union Oil) discloses a process for the preparation of olefinic acids or esters from diacids or esters by contacting with a complex catalyst comprising a Group VIII noble metal and a ligand from the group consisting of organic phosphines, arsines and stiblines. Iridium is mentioned as a catalyst.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,592,849 (Union Oil) discloses a process for the "preparation of acids from their anhydrides with isomerization of the acid by contacting the anhydride with a catalyst comprising a complex of a Group VIII metal and a biphyllic ligand" at elevated temperature. The process produces carboxylic acid, olefin and CO. The biphyllic ligands are selected from organic compounds containing arsenic, antimony, phosphorus or bismuth in a trivalent state. Iridium is mentioned as a group VIII metal that may be employed.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,077,447 (Henkel) discloses a process for making olefins by reaction of a mixture of carboxylic acid and a carboxylic anhydride in the presence of a Group VIII metal or copper containing catalyst. Iridium is mentioned as a group VIII metal that may be employed. In Example 8, an iridium catalyst is employed to convert decanoic acid to 1-nonene.
The present invention is a process for the preparation of adipic acid and/or pentenoic acids which comprises (1) forming a reaction mixture containing (a) one or more acids or lactones selected from saturated branched six carbon diacids, saturated five carbon lactones, saturated six carbon diacid anhydrides and branched mono-olefinic five carbon monoacids (b) carbon monoxide, and (c) a iodide promoted iridium catalyst (2) heating said reaction mixture to a temperature in the range of about 175 degrees C. to about 230 degrees C. while under a carbon monoxide pressure of between 0 to 2000 psi absolute and where the ratio of active iodide to iridium in the reaction mixture is 0.5:1 to 20:1, and the iridium content of the reaction mixture is about 100 to 8,000 parts per million by weight of the reaction mixture. If the process is carried out toward the lower end of the carbon monoxide pressure range (0 to 10 psi absolute) most of the product will be pentenoic acid. If the process is carried out toward the upper end of the carbon monoxide pressure range (200 to 2000 psi absolute) most of the product will be adipic acid. Usual constituents in the mixture to be reacted include gamma-valerolactone, 2-methylglutaric acid, 2-ethylsuccinic acid, and 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid.
When pentenoic acid is hydrocarboxylated using a rhodium or iridium catalyst promoted with halide, adipic acid is formed, but also other compounds including gamma-valerolactone, 2-methylglutaric acid, 2-ethylsuccinic acid, and 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid. Depending on the conditions employed for the hydrocarboxylation, these mixtures may also contain cyclic or linear anhydrides derived from carboxylic acid solvents, starting materials or products. Examples of cyclic anhydrides which may be present include 2-ethylsuccinic anhydride and 2,3-dimethylsuccinic anhydride. Linear anhydrides include symmetrical anhydrides as well as mixed anhydrides. Adipic acid may be separated from this mixture by crystallization. The mixture of by-products is then treated in accordance with the present invention. Branched C6-diacids are isomerized to adipic acid or dehydrocarboxylated to pentenoic acid. C5-Lactones are hydrocarboxylated to adipic acid and branched C6-diacids or isomerized to pentenoic acid. The pentenoic acid can then be reacted with carbon monoxide to form adipic acid.
The gamma-valerolactone or alpha-methyl-gamma-butyrolactone used as the starting materials for the process of this invention may be obtained from the hydrocarboxylation reaction described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,788,333, or they may be obtained from any other source. The synthesis of alpha, beta-dimethylpropiolactone, alpha-ethylpropiolactone and beta-ethylpropiolactone has been described in the prior art.
The iridium catalyst can be derived from any iridium compound or mixture of iridium compounds that is free of interfering ligands, such as bidentate phosphines and nitrogen ligands, and that is capable of forming a homogeneous solution under the reaction conditions. Suitable iridium compounds include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,816,489 to Craddock et al. The amount of iridium in the reaction mixture should be in the range of 50 to 7000 ppm by weight and preferably in the range of 500 to 2000 ppm. The weight of the reaction medium includes the weight of solvent, catalyst, promoter, and reactants.
The catalyst, which can be performed or can be formed in situ, must be promoted to achieve a satisfactory reaction rate. Suitable promoters are iodide compounds, and mixtures thereof for example HI, lower alkyl iodides, such as methyl iodide, iodoethane, 1-iodobutane, 2-iodobutane, 1,4-diiodobutane, 2-iodopropane, 1-iodopropane and iodoheptane. The most preferred promoter is HI. The promoter and iridium can be present in the same compound, as in iridium iodide. Generally, the concentration of promoter is between 0.05-1.0% by weight based on the weight of the reaction mixture. In addition, the molar ratio of promoter to iridium should be in the range of 0.5:1 to 20:1, preferably 2:1 to 15:1. At molar ratios greater than 20:1, the amount of adipic acid recovered is greatly diminished.
The term "active iodide" means iodide exclusive of that tied up as organoiodides. Iodide compounds such as HI when added to a mixture to be isomerized, form wide variety of other organoiodides which exist in the reaction mixture in equilibrium with HI. The iodide in the organoiodides are not active promoters for the catalyst, but during the course of the isomerization reaction iodide is constantly shifting from the inactive form to the active form and vice versa.
The lactones which are starting materials for this process are liquids at room temperature, and so the use of additional solvent is not essential. However, higher adipic acid yields and conversions are obtained in carboxylic acid solvents. The preferred solvents are acetic acid, valeric acid, and mixtures of carboxylic acids, such as those produced during the hydrocarboxylation of butadiene. Other suitable solvents are those which are stable under the highly acidic, high temperature conditions of the reaction. Other suitable solvents include saturated chlorinated solvents such as methylene chloride; carboxylic acids having 2-10 carbon atoms; aliphatic and aromatic compounds such as toluene, xylene heptane and chlorobenzene; and polar aprotic solvents such as tetramethylene sulfone. If a solvent is used, it will usually be present in about 10 to about 90 percent by weight of the reaction mixture.
Rate increases with decreasing pressure and increasing temperature. Yield increases with increasing pressure and decreasing temperature as long as the product desired is adipic acid (higher pressure operation) and decreases very rapidly under 200-300 psi. Yield is also increased, however, when the pressure is kept very low so that 3-pentenoic acid can be recovered from the mixture as it is formed. Catalyst stability is best at lower temperatures and lower pressures. The usual temperature range useful in the isomerization reaction is about 190 degrees C. to about 250 degrees C. and the CO absolute pressure range is 100 to 2000 psi at the temperature of the reaction. At lower temperatures the reaction is too slow, and at higher temperatures side-reactions, such as decarboxylation, are significant. The optimum temperatur is between 200 degrees C. and 240 degrees C. The optimum CO absolute pressure will depend on the temperature, higher pressures being required to stabilize the catalyst at high temperatures. At 220 degrees C. to 240 degrees, C., the optimum CO pressure is 200-600 psi.
Although water is necessary for the formation of adipic acid from the lactones, the amount of water present at any given time should be kept low, preferably less than one part per 20 parts of solvent. A stoichiometric amount of water may be added at the beginning of the reaction, but it is preferred that it be added continuously as consumed by the reaction to avoid undesirably high concentrations. The amount of water may exceed the stoichiometric amount, but should not be present in great excess.
Isolation of the adipic acid can be accomplished in any of several standard procedures, including, but not limited to, filtration (when reaction mixture is a non-solvent for the adipic acid), solvent extraction, and chromatography.
When the process of the invention is run under conditions favorable to inter-conversion, i.e. isomerization, that is the conversion of a 6 carbon acid to adipic acid, the compound, or mixture of compounds is heated to a temperature in the range of about 170 degrees to 250 degrees C. in the presence of carbon monoxide at a carbon monoxide pressure of 200 to 10,000 psi.
The isomerization may be carried out in a solvent for the compound being isomerized. Lower aliphatic acids are suitable, and acetic acid is satisfactory. Other solvents that may be used are aliphatic halides such as methylene chloride aromatic solvents such as toluene and xylene, and polar aprotic solvents such a tetramethylene sulfone.
A particularly preferred process involves the isomerization of other C6 acids to adipic acid, for example isomerization of 2-methylglutaric acid or 2-ethylsuccinic acid.
Water is not produced during the isomerization reaction. The water content of the reaction mixture should be maintained at a low level, preferably below 5% by weight. Water can be present in amounts as high as 50 % by weight of the reaction mixture, but yields and reaction rates will suffer.
When the process of the invention is practiced in a manner to prepare pentenoic acid it is preferred to operate at a temperature in the range of 190 degrees to 230 degrees C. and at pressures of 40 to 260 mm of mercury. Preferably the water content of the reaction mixture should be less than 1% by weight. It is preferred that the iodide to iridium ratio be in the range of about 2.0 to 2.5. This reaction is preferably carried out without a solvent.
A 100 ml zirconium mechanically stirred autoclave was flushed with nitrogen and then with 99 parts carbon monoxide/1 part hydrogen. It was then charged with 82 grams of a slurry containing 8.0 grams (78 mmole) of valeric acid, 8.0 grams (78 mmole) of 2-methylbutyric acid, 8.0 grams (80 mmole) of gamma-valerolactone, 8.0 grams (55 mmole) of 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid, 16 grams (110 mmole) of 2-ethylsuccinic acid, 32 grams of 2-methylglutaric acid, 0.39 grams of 57% aqueous HI (1.7 mmole HI), 1.25 grams of water (70 mmoles), and 0.23 grams (0.66 mmole) iridium dicarbonyl acetylacetonate. The autoclave was then heated to 210 C. and the autoclave pressure then immediately adjusted to 400 psi. The autoclave was allowed to run for 24.3 hours after which it was sampled. The autoclave heating continued for an additional 92.3 hours. It was then cooled to 50 C, vented, and the product was discharged. The autoclave was washed first with 80 ml of 0.1% HI in acetic acid at 200 C., then with 80 ml of acetone at 20 C., and finally with 80 ml of acetic acid at 20 C. The 2 product samples were esterified by heating in a sealed vial at 90 C. for 1 hour with BF3/methanol esterification catalyst. They were analyzed as the methyl esters by capillary gas chromatography. The product distribution in normalized mole % at 0, 24, and 116 hours is:
______________________________________Time (Hours) 0 24 116______________________________________Adipic Acid 0 1.9 2.32-Methylglutaric Acid 28.7 28.1 31.42-Ethylsuccinic Acid 14.2 13.7 15.02,3-Dimethylsuccinic Acid 7.2 7.6 8.4gamma-Valerolactone 10.7 5.4 4.8Valeric & 2-Methylbutyric Acid 39.0 41.2 35.7Butane, Butenes, Butadiene 0 0.1 0Butanols, Butanone, Iodobutanes 0 0.4 1.2______________________________________
A 100 ml zirconium mechanically stirred autoclave was flushed with nitrogen and then with 99 parts carbon monoxide/1 part hydrogen. It was then charged with 85 grams of an acetic acid solution containing 8.0 grams (55 mmole) 2-methylglutaric acid, 0.29 grams 57% aqueous. HI (1.3 mmole HI), 0.22 grams (0.63 mmole) iridium dicarbonyl acetylacetonate and 1.0 grams water. The autoclave was pressured with 99/1 CO/H2 to 200 psi and then heated to 210 degrees C. the autoclave pressure was then immediately adjusted to 700 psi with 99/1 CO/H2. The reaction was allowed to run for a total of 6 hours with intermediate samples taken after with it was cooled to 50 degrees C., vented and the product was discharged. The autoclave was washed with 80 ml of 0.1% HI in acetic acid at 200 degrees C., and then with 80 ml of acetone at 20 degrees C. and finally with 80 ml of acetic acid at 20 degrees C.
A sample of the product was esterified by heating in a sealed vial at 90 degrees C. for 1 hour with BF3/methanol esterification catalyst. It was analyzed as the methyl esters by capillary gas chromatography. The analysis is shown in the following table. 19% of the 2-methylglutaric acid was converted with a 6.8% yield to adipic acid.
Example 2 was repeated except that the temperature was increased to 230 degrees C. and the total run time was reduced to 4 hours. Analysis of the product showed 84% Methylglutaric acid (MGA) was converted and 4% adipic acid yield.
Example 2 was repeated except that the autoclave was charged with 8 grams of 2-ethylsuccinic acid (ESA) (55 mmoles) instead of 8.0 grams of methylglutaric acid. The results show about 7.4% conversion of 2-ethylsuccinic acid and a 1.3% yield of adipic acid.
Example 2 was repeated except that the autoclave was charged with 8.0 grams of 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid (DMSA) (55 mmoles) instead of 8.0 grams of MGA and the reaction time was increased to 24 hours. The results show about 18% DMSA conversion and a 0.7% yield of adipic acid.
______________________________________Example # 2 3 4 5______________________________________% conversion 19.3 84.0 7.4 18.3% Yield to:Adipic acid 6.8 3.8 1.3 0.7MGA N/A N/A 3.0 8.5ESA 2.3 5.4 N/A 1.3DMSA 0.5 1.8 0.1 N/ALactones 1.2 11 0 0pentenoic acids 2.0 4.8 1.1 1.0VA* + MBA** 6.5 55 1.9 6.7______________________________________ *VA = valeric acid **MBA = 2methylbutyric acid.
A no solvent (neat) system:
Gamma-valerolactone was hydrocarboxylated using an iridium/iodide catalyst. The iridium was present in the amount of 695 ppm, and the mole ratio (I/Ir) was 2. The reaction was conducted at 210 C. and 700 psig under carbon monoxide. At the end of 160 minutes, solution contained 11.2% adipic acid and the dibasic acids had a linearity of 79%. Adipic acid and pentenoic acid yields were 66.5% and 26.9%, respectively.
60 grams of 2-methylglutaric acid was melted in a 100 ml glass flask; 0.174 grams of iridium dicarbonyl acetylacetonate and 0.223 grams of HI (57%) were then added. The temperature was maintained ad 100 degrees C. for 30 minutes. and then raised to 150 degrees C. for 60 minutes while the mixture was agitated under a carbon monoxide atmosphere. The reaction flask was then connected to an ice water cooled condenser. Pressure of the system was then reduced to 60 mm Hg. using a water aspirator: the reactor contents were heated to a temperature of 200 degrees C. Most of the products formed distilled over and condensed in the receiver. Butenes, butadiene and carbon monoxide were not condensed and were lost into the vacuum system.
In 21 minutes, 23.6% of the methylglutaric acid was converted. The yield of pentenoic acids was 22.4%; combined valeric/methylbutyric acid was 3.6% Butenes yield was 36.9%. Branched olefinic C5 carboxylic acids (2-methyl-2-butenoic acid, 2-methyl-3-butenoic acid, and 2-ethylpropionic acid) was 37%.
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