Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for hydrocyanation of 1,3-butadiene on at least one nickel(o) complex with phosphor-containing ligands as a catalyst, wherein 1,3-butadiene is used in a mixture with n-butane and the mixture contains 60 - 90 vol. % 1,3-butadiene and 40 -10 vol. % n-butane.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a catalyst containing a nickel complex (0) with ligands of formula (I) Y - E - X - E - Y wherein X represents arylene or heteroarylene, E , E independently represent O or NZ . Y , Y can be the same or different and independently represent a radical of formula (II.1) or (II.2), -P(-E -R )(-E -R ) wherein E 3, E , E , E can be the same or different and independently represent a chemical bond or independently represent O or NZ . R , R can be the same or different and independently represent a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl group. R together with part of the system -E -P-E -,to which it is bonded, represents a 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-membered heterocycle.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for separating hydrogen cyanide from mixtures containing pentenenitrile, by means of the azeotropic distillation of hydrogen cyanide with 1,3-butadiene.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the hydroformylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds, whereby at least one complex of a metal of subgroup VIII is used as the hydroformylation catalyst, having at least one compound containing phosphorus, arsenic, or antimony as a ligand. Each compound comprises two groups having a P, As, or Sb atom and at least two other heteroatoms, said groups being bound to a xanthene-type molecular structure. The invention also relates to novel compounds of this type and catalysts comprising at least one complex of a metal of subgroup VIII having at least one such compound as a ligand.
Abstract:
A process is described for preparing 3-pentenenitrile, characterized by the following process steps: (a) reacting 1,3-butadiene with hydrogen cyanide over at least one catalyst to obtain a stream 1 which comprises 3-pentenenitrile, 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, the at least one catalyst and 1,3-butadiene, (b) distilling stream 1 in a column to obtain a high-1,3-butadiene stream 2 as the top product and a low-1,3-butadiene stream 3 as the bottom product which comprises 3-pentenenitrile, the at least one catalyst and 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, (c) distilling stream 3 in a column to obtain a stream 4 as the top product which comprises 1,3-butadiene, a stream 5 which comprises 3-pentenenitrile and 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile at a side draw of the column, and a stream 6 as the bottom product which comprises the at least one catalyst, (d) distilling stream 5 to obtain a stream 7 as the top product which comprises 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, and a stream 8 as the bottom product which comprises 3-pentenenitrile.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for removing water from a mixture containing water and zinc chloride. The invention is characterized in that said mixture containing water and zinc chloride is mixed with an aprotic, polar diluting agent whose boiling point, in the event of non-azeotropic formation of said diluting agent with water under the pressure conditions of the distillation mentioned below, is higher than the boiling point of water and is liquid at the boiling point of water or one azeotrope or heteroazeotrope with water is formed under the pressure and temperature conditions of the distillation mentioned below, and the mixture containing water, zinc chloride and the diluting agent is distilled while removing water or said azeotrope or said heteroazeotrope from this mixture while obtaining a water-free mixture containing zinc chloride and said diluting agent.
Abstract:
A process for extractively removing nickel(0) complexes having phosphorus ligands and/or free phosphorus ligands from a reaction effluent of a hydrocyanation of unsaturated mononitriles to dinitriles by extraction by means of a hydrocarbon, a phase separation of the hydrocarbon and of the reaction effluent into two phases being effected at a temperature T (in ° C.), wherein the content of nickel(0) complexes having phosphorus ligands and/or free phosphorus ligands in the reaction effluent of the hydrocyanation, depending on the temperature T, is at least y % by weight and, irrespective of the temperature T, is a maximum of 60% by weight, where the numerical value of the minimum content y is given by the equation y=0.5.T+20 and T is to be used in the equation as a dimensionless numerical value.