Abstract:
A redox ammoximation process in which a ketone or aldehyde is reacted with ammonia and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst; wherein the catalyst is an aluminophosphate based redox catalyst having at least two different redox catalytic sites comprising different transition metal atoms.
Abstract:
A process produces an amide or lactam by subjecting an oxime compound to rearrangement in a solvent in the presence of: at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of an aromatic compound (A1) containing a leaving group bound to a carbon atom constituting the aromatic ring, the aromatic ring including, as a constitutive atom thereof, a heteroatom or including, as a constitutive atom thereof, a carbon atom bound to an electron-withdrawing group, and a compound (A2) containing a structure of Formula (1): -G-LA (1) wherein G represents P, N, S, B or Si atom; and LA represents a leaving group, wherein G is bound to one or more atoms or groups in addition to LA; and a co-catalyst including a halogen-containing organic acid, to give the corresponding amide or lactam, wherein, when the aromatic compound (A1) alone is used as the catalyst, the solvent is at least one solvent selected typically from hydrocarbon solvents. The production process can yield amides or lactams simply in high yields without causing large amounts of by-products such as ammonium sulfate.
Abstract:
The present invention provides novel cyclododecanone-O-azacyclotridecen-2-yloxime and cyclododecanone-O-azacyclotridecen-2-yloxime hydrochloride. The invention also provides a process for producing an amide compound wherein cyclododecanone-O-azacyclotridecen-2-yloxime, hydrogen chloride and/or Lewis acid or cyclododecanone-O-azacyclotridecen-2-yloxime hydrochloride are used as a rearrangement catalyst and/or a reaction starting material in a reaction step.
Abstract:
Methods for producing lactams from oximes by performing a Beckmann rearrangement using a silicoaluminophosphate catalyst are provided. These catalysts may be used in gas phase or liquid phase reactions to convert oximes into lactams. High conversion of oxime and high selectivity for the desired lactams are produced using the disclosed methods, including high conversion and selectivity for ε-caprolactam produced from cyclohexanone oxime and high conversion and selectivity for ω-laurolactam produced from cyclododecanone oxime.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing an amide or lactam, particularly laurolactam, wherein catalytic amounts of an acidic chloride and a Lewis acid are used in Beckmann rearrangement of an oxime compound. In accordance with the process, side reactions during Beckmann rearrangement can be so controlled that selectivity can be improved and strong coloring in the reaction can be prevented, giving a high-quality amide or lactam.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing laurolactam from cyclododecanone oxime by liquid-phase rearrangement reaction using trichlorotriazine as a rearrangement catalyst. The present invention can provide a process which can solve the problem of termination of the reaction at a certain conversion, can prevent an inactive precipitate generated from trichlorotriazine from precipitating in the course of the reaction process, and can remove an inactive precipitate, an active intermediate and a residual catalyst.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method which can produce ε-caprolactam with a good selectivity by reacting cyclohexanone oxime with a good conversion in a vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement reaction. Disclosed is a method for producing ε-caprolactam, which comprises performing a vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement reaction of cyclohexanone oxime in the presence of a pentasil type zeolite, wherein the pentasil type zeolite is a zeolite obtained by subjecting a mixture containing a silicon compound, water, and a compound represented by formula (I): [(R1)3N+—(CH2)m—N+(R1)2—(CH2)m—N+(R1)3]·3/n (A) (I) wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, A represents an n-valent anion, m represents an integer of 5 to 7, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3, to a hydrothermal synthesis reaction.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for producing an amide or lactam in a high yield in a simple manner by allowing a rearrangement reaction of an oxime compound to proceed without causing large amounts of by-products such as ammonium sulfate.Specifically, disclosed is a process for producing an amide or lactam in which a corresponding amide or lactam is produced by rearranging an oxime compound in the presence of a compound containing a structure represented by following Formula (1): —Z—X (1) wherein Z represents P, N, S, B, or Si atom; and X represents a leaving group, where Z is bonded to one or more atoms or groups besides X. In the process, X may be a halogen atom.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for industrially efficiently producing a lactam compound having 8 to 15 carbon atoms at low cost by allowing a rearrangement reaction of a cyclic oxime compound to proceed without causing large amounts of by-products such as ammonium sulfate.[Solving Means] Disclosed is a method for producing a lactam compound, which includes the step of rearranging a cyclic oxime compound in a nonpolar solvent B in the presence of an aromatic compound A to give the lactam compound, in which the aromatic compound A has a leaving group bonded to a carbon atom constituting its aromatic ring and contains, as an atom constituting the aromatic ring, a heteroatom, or a carbon atom bonded with an electron-withdrawing group, the cyclic oxime compound is represented by following Formula (1): wherein “m” denotes an integer of 7 to 14, and the lactam compound is represented by following Formula (2): wherein “m” is as defined above.
Abstract:
Methods are disclosed of producing and purifying at least one amide. In accordance with one of the methods disclosed herein, the at least one amide is produced by providing an organic liquid comprising at least one oxime, providing at least one catalyst, adding the at least one catalyst to the organic liquid to form a rearrangement mass, wherein the rearrangement mass comprises at least one amide, at least one impurity, and the at least one catalyst, and heating the rearrangement mass to a temperature of at least about 115° C. for a period of time in order to sulfonate, break down and/or reduce the concentration of some of the at least one impurity in the rearrangement mass.