摘要:
Processes are disclosed for the oxidation of alkanes such as, for example, propane, to form unsaturated carboxylic aldehydes and acids such as, for example, acrolein and acrylic acid. The processes utilize oxygen and recycle alkanes, e.g., propane, to the aldehyde reactor. The presence of the alkene in the alkene-to-aldehyde reaction can enhance the efficiency of the processes.
摘要:
This invention relates to a composition commprising (a) epsilon caprolactam and (b) one or more of 5-[4,5-di(3-carboxypropyl)-2-pyridyl]pentanoic acid or salt or amide, 4-[4,5-di(2-carboxypropyl)-2-pyridyl]-2-methylbutanoic acid or salt or amide, 2-[2-(2-carboxybutyl)-5-(1-carboxypropyl)-4-pyridyl]butanoic acid or salt or amide, 5-[3,5-di(3-carboxypropyl)-2-pyridyl]pentanoic acid or salt or amide, 4-[3,5-di(2-carboxypropyl)-2-pyridyl]-2-methylbutanoic acid or salt or amide, 2-[2-(2-carboxybutyl)-5-(1-carboxypropyl)-3-pyridyl]butanoic acid or salt or amide, 5-amino-4-methylpentanamide, 4-amino-3-ethylbutanamide, 5-[4,5-di(4-hydroxybutyl)-2-pyridyl]pentanol, 4-[4,5-di(2-methoxypropyl)-2-pyridyl]-2-methylbutanol, 2-[2-(2-methoxybutyl)-5-(1-methoxypropyl)-4-pyridyl]butanol, 5-[3,5-di(4-hydroxybutyl)-2-pyridyl]pentanol, 4-[3,5-di(2-methoxypropyl)-2-pyridyl]-2-methylbutanol, 2[2-(2-methoxybutyl)-5-(1-methoxypropyl)-3-pyridyl]butanol, 5-amino-4-methyl-1-pentanol, 5-imino-2-methyl-1-pentanamine, 5-amino-2-methyl-1-pentanol, 5-imino-4-methyl-1-pentanamine and 2-butyl-4,5-dipropylpyridine, wherein the weight ratio of component a) to component b) is at least about 99 to 1. The epsilon caprolactam compositions are useful in the preparation of nylon 6.
摘要:
This invention relates to a process for separating one or more organophosphorus ligand degradation products, one or more reaction byproducts and one or more products from a continuously generated reaction product fluid comprising one or more unreacted reactants, a metal-organophosphorus ligand complex catalyst, optionally free organophosphorus ligand, said one or more organophosphorus ligand degradation products, said one or more reaction byproducts, said one or more products, one or more nonpolar solvents and one or more polar solvents by phase separation wherein (i) the selectivity of the nonpolar phase for the organophosphorus ligand with respect to the one or more products is expressed by a partition coefficient ratio Ef1 which is a value greater than about 2.5, (ii) the selectivity of the nonpolar phase for the organophosphorus ligand with respect to the one or more organosphosphorus ligand degradation products is expressed by a partition coefficient ratio Ef2 which is a value greater than about 2.5, and (iii) the selectivity of the nonpolar phase for the organophosphorus ligand with respect to the one or more reaction byproducts is expressed by a partition coefficient ratio Ef3 which is a value greater than about 2.5.
摘要:
Processes are disclosed for the conversion of propylene to methylmercaptopropanal by converting propylene to acrolein and converting acrolein to methylmercaptopropanal. The processes utilize oxygen and recycle propane to the acrolein reactor. Process feeds can comprise propane, propylene or mixtures thereof. The presence of propane in the propylene-to-acrolein reaction can enhance the efficiency of the processes.
摘要:
This invention relates to a process for separating one or more organophosphorus ligand degradation products, one or more reaction byproducts and one or more products from a continuously generated reaction product fluid comprising one or more unreacted reactants, a metal-organophosphorus ligand complex catalyst, optionally free organophosphorus ligand, said one or more organophosphorus ligand degradation products, said one or more reaction byproducts, said one or more products, one or more nonpolar solvents and one or more polar solvents by phase separation wherein (i) the selectivity of the nonpolar phase for the organophosphorus ligand with respect to the one or more products is expressed by a partition coefficient ratio Ef1 which is a value greater than about 2.5, (ii) the selectivity of the nonpolar phase for the organophosphorus ligand with respect to the one or more organosphosphorus ligand degradation products is expressed by a partition coefficient ratio Ef2 which is a value greater than about 2.5, and (iii) the selectivity of the nonpolar phase for the organophosphorus ligand with respect to the one or more reaction byproducts is expressed by a partition coefficient ratio Ef3 which is a value greater than about 2.5.
摘要:
This invention relates in part to processes for producing one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactams, e.g., epsilon caprolactam, which comprises: (a) subjecting one or more substituted or unsubstituted alkadienes to hydroxycarbonylation in the presence of a hydroxycarbonylation catalyst, e.g., a metal-organophosphorus ligand complex catalyst, and neutralization with a base to produce one or more substituted or unsubstituted pentenoic acid salts; (b) subjecting said one or more substituted or unsubstituted pentenoic acid salts to hydroformylation in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst, e.g., a metal-organophosphorus ligand complex catalyst, to produce one or more substituted or unsubstituted formylvaleric acid salts and/or one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactam precursors; and (c) subjecting said one or more substituted or unsubstituted formylvaleric acid salts and/or said one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactam precursors to reductive amination in the presence of a reductive amination catalyst and cyclization optionally in the presence of a cyclization catalyst to produce said one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactams. This invention also relates in part to reaction mixtures containing one or more substituted or unsubstituted epsilon caprolactams as the principal product(s) of reaction.