Abstract:
The iron-containing catalyst suitable for use as a catalyst contains a) iron or a mixture containing iron and an iron-based compound. The iron has an average crystallite size ranging from 1-35 nm measured by X-ray diffraction.
Abstract:
The oxidic material suitable for use as a hydrogenation catalyst contains a) bivalent and trivalent iron, the atomic ratio of bivalent iron to trivalent iron ranging from more than 0.5 to 5.5, and b) oxygen as a counter ion to the bivalent and trivalent iron.
Abstract:
A process for reducing the level of an aliphatic monounsaturated amine (IV) in a mixture (V) containing an aminonitrile (I) or a diamine (II) or a dinitrile (III) or mixtures thereof as well as said mine (IV) by a) reacting said mixture (V) with an anionic nucleophile (VI) which contains a nucleophilic atom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, which is capable of taking up an H + ion to form an acid having a pK a value in the range from 7 to 11, as measured in water at 25° C., and which has a relative nucleophilicity, as measured in methyl perchlorate/methanol at 25° C., in the range from 3.4 to 4.7 when said nucleophilic atom is oxygen, in the range from 4.5 to 5.8 when said nucleophilic atom is nitrogen, and in the range from 5.5 to 6.8 when said nucleophilic atom is sulfur, in an amount in the range from 0.01 to 10 mol per mole of said amine (IV) in said mixture (V) at a temperature in the range from 50 to 200° C. to obtain a mixture (VII), b) distilling said aminonitrile (I) or said diamine (II) or said dinitrile (III) or mixtures thereof from said mixture (VII) at a temperature in the range from 50 to 200° C. and at a pressure in the range from 0.1 to 100 kPa to obtain a bottom product (VIII), which comprises c) distilling an aminonitrile (I) or diamine (II) or dinitrile (III) or mixtures thereof from said bottom product (VIII) at a temperature which is lower than that chosen in step b).
Abstract:
A process for reducing the level of an aliphatic monounsaturated amine (IV) in a mixture (V) containing an aminonitrile (I) or a diamine (II) or a dinitrile (III) or mixtures thereof as well as said mine (IV) by a) reacting said mixture (V) with an anionic nucleophile (VI) which contains a nucleophilic atom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, which is capable of taking up an H + ion to form an acid having a pK a value in the range from 7 to 11, as measured in water at 25° C., and which has a relative nucleophilicity, as measured in methyl perchlorate/methanol at 25° C., in the range from 3.4 to 4.7 when said nucleophilic atom is oxygen, in the range from 4.5 to 5.8 when said nucleophilic atom is nitrogen, and in the range from 5.5 to 6.8 when said nucleophilic atom is sulfur, in an amount in the range from 0.01 to 10 mol per mole of said amine (IV) in said mixture (V) at a temperature in the range from 50 to 200° C. to obtain a mixture (VII), b) distilling said aminonitrile (I) or said diamine (II) or said dinitrile (III) or mixtures thereof from said mixture (VII) at a temperature in the range from 50 to 200° C. and at a pressure in the range from 0.1 to 100 kPa to obtain a bottom product (VIII), which comprises c) distilling an aminonitrile (I) or diamine (II) or dinitrile (III) or mixtures thereof from said bottom product (VIII) at a temperature which is lower than that chosen in step b).
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a dicarboxylic acid of the formula (I) -H-OOC-(n-C 4 H x )-COO-H (I) where x is 6 or 8, starting from acrylic acid, which comprises a) reacting a dicarboxylic acid diester of the formula (II) R 1 -OOC-(n-C 4 H x )-COO-R 2 (II) where x is 6 or 8, and R 1 and R 2 , independently of one another, are C 1 -, C 2 -, C 3 - or C 4 -alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl and may be identical to or different from one another, with acrylic acid to give a dicarboxylic acid of the formula (I) and a mixture of acrylic acid esters of the formulae C 2 H 3 -COOR 1 and C 2 H 3 -COOR 2 , where R 1 and R 2 are as defined above, b) separating the dicarboxylic acid of the formula (I) obtained in step a) from the reaction mixture obtained in step a), c) dimerizing the C 2 H 3 -COOR 1 , C 2 H 3 -COOR 2 or mixture thereof obtained in step a) to give an n-butenedicarboxylic acid diester, and d) cleaving the dicarboxylic acid diester obtained in step c) into the corresponding dicarboxylic acid of the formula (I).
Abstract:
A process for removing high boilers from crude caprolactam which comprises high boilers, caprolactam and in some cases low boilers, and which has been obtained by a) reacting 6-aminocapronitrile with water to give a reaction mixture b) removing ammonia and unconverted water from the reaction mixture to obtain crude caprolactam, which comprises c) feeding the crude caprolactam to a distillation apparatus to obtain a first substream via the top as a product and a second substream via the bottom, by setting the pressure in the distillation in such a way that the bottom temperature does not go below 170° C., and adjusting the second substream in such a way that the caprolactam content of the second substream is not less than 10% by weight, based on the entire second substream.
Abstract:
A method for the production of 6C dicarboxylic acids (I) from acrylic acid involves reacting diesters of (I) with acrylic acid to give (I) and acrylate esters, separating (I) from the reaction mixture, dimerizing the acrylate esters to diesters of n-butene dicarboxylic acid and converting these diesters into (I). A method for the production of dicarboxylic acids of formula HOOC-(n-C4Hx)-COOH (I) from acrylic acid involves: (a) reaction of diesters of formula R1OOC-(n-C4Hx)-COOR2 (II) with acrylic acid to give (I) and a mixture of acrylate esters of formula C2H3COOR1 and C2H3COOR2; (b) separation of (I) from the reaction mixture; (c) dimerization of the acrylate esters to give diesters of n-butene dicarboxylic acid; and (d) cleavage of these diesters to give (I). x = 6 or 8; and R1, R2 = 1-4C alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl.
Abstract:
A method for the production of 6C dicarboxylic acids (I) from acrylic acid involves reacting diesters of (I) with acrylic acid to give (I) and acrylate esters, separating (I) from the reaction mixture, dimerizing the acrylate esters to diesters of n-butene dicarboxylic acid and converting these diesters into (I). A method for the production of dicarboxylic acids of formula HOOC-(n-C 4H x)-COOH (I) from acrylic acid involves: (a) reaction of diesters of formula R 1>OOC-(n-C 4H x)-COOR 2> (II) with acrylic acid to give (I) and a mixture of acrylate esters of formula C 2H 3COOR 1> and C 2H 3COOR 2>; (b) separation of (I) from the reaction mixture; (c) dimerization of the acrylate esters to give diesters of n-butene dicarboxylic acid; and (d) cleavage of these diesters to give (I). x : 6 or 8; and R 1>, R 2>1-4C alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl.
Abstract:
A process for distillative removal of ammonia from solutions (I) which include a lactam and ammonia comprises effecting said removal in a distillation apparatus (a) at an absolute pressure of less than 10 bar.
Abstract:
The iron-containing catalyst suitable for use as a catalyst contains a) iron or a mixture containing iron and an iron-based compound. The iron has an average crystallite size ranging from 1-35 nm measured by X-ray diffraction.