Abstract:
The invention relates to 2,6-bis-(aminomethyl)piperidine derivates themselves ("2,6-BAMP derivatives" for short henceforth), which are defined by the general formula (I) specified below. The invention additionally relates to a method for producing such 2,6-BAMP derivatives by hydrogenating the corresponding 2,6 dicyanopiperidine derivatives ("2,6-DCP derivatives" for short henceforth) in the presence of a catalyst. The invention further relates to the use of the 2,6-BAMP derivatives according to the invention as a curing agent for epoxy resins, as an intermediate product in the production of diisocyanates, which play an important role in the production of polyurethanes, as a starter in the production of polyetheroles, and/or as a monomer for producing polyamide. The invention further relates to the diisocyanates themselves produced from the 2,6-BAMP derivatives and to the corresponding production method.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an improved process for batchwise or continuous isomerization of cis-2-pentenenitrile to 3-pentenenitriles in the presence of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane as a catalyst.
Abstract:
What is proposed is a process for preparing a crystalline L-MGDA tri-alkali metal salt by crystallization from an aqueous solution thereof which has been obtained by Strecker synthesis proceeding from L-α-alanine, by reaction with formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide to give L-α-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile and subsequent alkaline hydrolysis of the L-α-alanine-N,N-diacetonitrile to give the L-MGDA tri-alkali metal salt, which is characterized in that a temperature of 150°C is not exceeded in the course of alkaline hydrolysis.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing amino-polycarboxylates from an amino acid which, in a first method step, is reacted with ethylene oxide to form an intermediate product mixture comprising the corresponding dialkanolamine, and the intermediate product mixture is subsequently catalytically reacted to form the corresponding amino polycarboxylate using a base in a second method step, wherein the method is characterized in that the amino acid is caused to partially neutralize, having 0.70 to 0.99 equivalent base per acid group, before the reaction with ethylene oxide in the first method step or in that, in the first method step, an amino acid, which is already partially neutralized, having 0.70 to 0.99 equivalent base per acid group, is used.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for isolating methyl glycine nitrile-N,N-diacetonitriles (MGDN) from an MGDN-containing aqueous emulsion with an MGDN content of 3 - 50% by weight in a crystallizer. The inventive method is characterized by (a) cooling the aqueous emulsion, starting from a temperature above the solidification point, to a temperature below the solidification point, the cooling rate in the temporal mean not exceeding 5 K/h, until substantially the total amount of the emulsified MGDN has solidified; and (b) continuing to cool the aqueous suspension obtained and/or concentrating it, the cooling rate being higher than that in step (a).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing an ethyleneamine mixture, wherein an aminonitrile mixture containing at least 30 wt. % aminoacetonitrile (AAN) and at least 5 wt. % iminodiacetonitrile (IDAN) is hydrogenated in the presence of a catalyst. Ethylenediamine (EDA) and/or diethylenetriamine (DETA) and optionally further ethyleneamines can be isolated from the resulting ethyleneamine mixtures.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) by the hydrogenation of diethylenetriamine diacetonitrile (DETDN) on a catalyst. Optionally, the DETDN can also be present as a constituent of an aminonitrile mixture which additionally contains diethylenetriamine monoacetonitrile (DETMN).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing 3-cyano-3,5,5- trimethylcyclohexanone (isophorone nitrile) by reacting isophorone with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a base as a catalyst. A special sulfonic acid or a special carboxylic acid is added to the resulting raw isophorone nitrile product which is then distilled. The invention further relates to the use of a special sulfonic acid or a special carboxylic acid as a neutralizing agent prior to distilling a raw isophorone nitrile product which is obtained by reacting isophorone with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a base as a catalyst in order to prevent precipitations during neutralization of the base used as a catalyst with an acid.