Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing cyclic lactams of formula (II) by reacting a compound (I) of formula (I) with water in the presence of an organic, liquid dilution agent in the liquid phase. In formula (II), n and m respectively can have the values 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and the sum of n + m is at least 3, preferably at least 4 and R and R represent C1-C6 alkyl, C5-C7 cycloalkyl or C6-C12 aryl groups. In formula (I), R , R , m and n are defined as above and R represents nitrile, carboxylic acid amide and carboxylic acid groups. The inventive method is characterized in that a) compound (I) is reacted with water in the liquid phase in the presence of an organic, liquid dilution agent (III) to form a mixture (IV) containing a lactam (II) and said mixture (IV) is subjected to an aqueous treatment to obtain a two-phase system.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of epsilon -caprolactam starting from 6-aminocaproic acid, 6-aminocaproamide, 6-aminocaproic ester, 6-aminocapronitrile, oligomers or polymers of these compounds or mixtures comprising at least two of these compounds, which process is performed in the presence of N-(5-carboxypentyl)- epsilon -caprolactam and/or derivative thereof in an amount of less than 50 wt.% and more than 0.1 wt.% (based on the total reaction mixture).
Abstract:
This invention relates in part to processes for producing one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactams, e.g., epsilon caprolactam, which comprise: a) converting one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydroxyaldehydes, e.g., 6-hydroxyhexanal, optionally in the presence of a catalyst or a catalyst and promoter, to one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydroxyamides, e.g. 6-hydroxycaproamide, and/or one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactam precursors, e.g., 6-aminocaproamide, epsilon caprolactone, epsilon caprolactone oligomers and esters of 6-hydroxycaproic acid and mixtures thereof; and b) converting said one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydroxamides and/or said one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactam precursors, optionally in the presence of a catalyst or a catalyst and promoter, to said one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactams; wherein the amount of byproducts resulting from reduction and/or reductive amination of said one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydroxyaldehydes, e.g., 1,6-hexanediol, aminohexanol, and the like, is no greater than about 10 weight percent, preferably no greater than about 5 weight percent, and more preferably no greater than about 1 weight percent, of the total of said one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydroxyamides and/or one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactam precursors. This invention also relates in part to reaction mixtures containing one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactams as principal product(s) of reaction.
Abstract:
Process for the preparation of epsilon -caprolactam comprising treating 6-aminocaproic acid, 6-aminocaproate ester, 6-aminocaproamide, oligomers or polymers of these compounds or mixtures comprising at least two of these compounds in a cyclisation reactor in the presence of superheated steam in which a gaseous product stream comprising epsilon -caprolactam, lights and heavies is obtained, wherein the product stream, after condensation and at least partial removal of water and lights, is split into a epsilon -caprolactam stream and a heavies stream containing heavies and epsilon -caprolactam and the heavies stream is recycled to a cyclisation reactor.
Abstract:
Process for preparing an aqueous mixture of epsilon -caprolactam and 6-aminocaproic acid and or 6-aminocaproamide which involves, as the reductive amination step, contacting 5-formylvaleric acid and/or an alkyl 5-formylvalerate in water as solvent with hydrogen and an excess of ammonia in the presence of a ruthenium on carrier, as a catalyst, wherein the carrier is titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, graphite or carbon and the catalyst also contains at least one of the metals of group 8-11, or a compound of these metals. The aqueous mixture can be used to prepare epsilon -caprolactam.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for reactivating a catalyst for cyclizing hydrolysis of an aminonitrile for making lactams. More particularly, it concerns the reactivation of solid catalysts used in processes for producing lactams by cyclizing hydrolysis of aminonitriles. Said reactivating method consists in treating the spent catalyst at a temperature ranging between 300 DEG C and 600 DEG C with an oxidizing atmosphere.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to processes for the production of alpha -aryl- beta -ketonitriles, which serve as synthetic intermediates in the preparation of a series of biologically important molecules such as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing cyclic lactams of formula (I), in which R stands for a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl or an aryl; A stands for a C3-C12-alkylene radical, which can be substituted by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 substituents, selected independently from each other from the alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl groups. In this method, a omega -amino carbonic acid nitrile of formula (II) HR N - A - CN, in which R and A have the meaning given above, is reacted in the presence of at least one catalyst. The method is characterized in that nitrile II is converted into an oligomer mixture and then treated with overheated water vapour.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及一种用于制备式(I)的环状内酰胺,其中R <1>代表氢原子,烷基,环烷基或芳基; A为C 3 -C 12 - 亚烷基基团可以由1 5取代,2,3,4,或独立地6个取代基选自烷基,环烷基或芳基; 由式的欧米加-Aminocarbonsäurenitrils(II)的反应:HR <1> N - A - CN,其中R <1>和A具有上述含义,在至少一种催化剂,其特征在于,所述腈的存在下 II得到的低聚物,随后用过热蒸汽处理。
Abstract:
Process to prepare epsilon -caprolactam starting from a liquid aqueous mixture containing an alcohol and 6-aminocaproic acid by cyclization of 6-aminocaproic acid in the aqueous mixture at an elevated temperature. The alcohol is separated from the starting aqueous mixture before performing the cyclization to such extent that the concentration of alcohol in the aqueous mixture during the cyclization is less than 1 wt.%. The advantages include reduced amounts of undesirable by-product.
Abstract:
Production of cyclic lactams by the reaction of amino carboxylic acid nitriles with water, performed in the liquid phase in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts based on titanium dioxide with a rutile content in the range from 0.1 to 95 wt.% and an anatase content in the range from 99.9 to 5 wt.% in relation to the total titanium dioxide content.