Abstract:
Method for making caprolactam from 6-aminocapronitrile that contains greater than 500 ppm tetrahydroazepine and its derivatives (THA) in which the THA is not removed from the method until after the caprolactam is produced.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for evaporating aminonitrile and water in conditions limiting or eliminating the formation of heavy by-products in particular amino-carboxylic acid oligomers. To avoid said inconvenience, said method for evaporating aminonitrile and water is characterised in that the water in vapour state serves as balance gas for evaporation.
Abstract:
Process for the telomerization of a conjugated diene, wherein the conjugated diene is reacted with a compound containing an active hydrogen atom and having a formula R′—H in the presence of a telomerization catalyst based on: (a) a source of group VIII metal, (b) a bidentate ligand wherein the bidentate ligand has the general formula I R1R2M1—R—M2R3R4 (I) wherein M1 and M2 are independently P, As or Sb; R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently represent a monovalent aliphatic group; or R1, R2 and M1 together and/or R3, R4 and M2 together independently represent an optionally substituted aliphatic cyclic group with at least 5 ring atoms, of which one is the M1 or M2 atom, respectively; R represents a bivalent organic bridging group; and novel bidentate diphosphines which can be used in this process.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to processes for the production of null-aryl-null-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 process for the preparation of null-caprolactam starting from 6-aminocapronitrile by hydrolysis/oligomerisation followed by de-oligomerisation/cyclisation using superheated steam characterized in that the hydrolysis/oligomerisation is performed with superheated steam converting 6-aminocapronitrile into a molten phase and a gas phase comprising ammonia, ammonia is continuously separated off and the de-oligomerisation/cyclisation is performed by treating the molten phase further with superheated steam. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of null-caprolactam starting from 6-aminocapronitrile by hydrolysis/oligomerisation followed by de-oligomerisation/cyclisation characterized in that the preparation is performed in a horizontal scraped-surface reactor, the hydrolysis/oligomerisation is performed with superheated steam converting 6-aminocapronitrile into a molten phase and a gas phase comprising ammonia, ammonia is continuously separated off and the de-oligomerisation/cyclisation is performed by treating the molten phase further with superheated steam.
Abstract:
A process is provided for the preparation of cyclic lactams of formula (II): in which n and m can each 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 R1 and R2 are C1-C6-alkyl, C5-C7-cycloalkyl or C6-C12-aryl groups, by reacting a compound (I) of the formula in which R1, R2, m and n are as defined above and R are [sic] nitrile, carboxamide and carboxylic acid groups, with steam in the gas phase.
Abstract:
A process is provided for the preparation of caprolactam from a compound of formula (I): NC—(CH2)5—CO—R (I) in which R is a carboxamide, carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid ester group, wherein a) a compound (I) or a mixture of such compounds, in the presence of ammonia and optionally a liquid diluent (VI), is hydrogenated with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst (II) to give a mixture (III), b) the hydrogen and the catalyst (II) are separated from the mixture (III) to give a mixture (IV), and c) the mixture (IV), optionally in the presence of a liquid diluent (VII), is converted to caprolactam in the presence of a catalyst (V).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for purifying lactams, more particularly lactams obtained by cyclizing hydrolysis of aminonitrile. More particularly, the invention concerns the purification of null-caprolactam obtained by cyclizing hydrolysis of aminocapronitrile which consists in eliminating the ammonia from the reaction medium of the hydrolysis then in recuperating the lactam from said medium in purified form. Said recuperation is carried out by performing at least a distillation of the lactam in the presence of a base producing optionally a fronts fraction comprising compounds more volatile than the lactam, a fraction comprising the lactam to be recuperated to the degree of desired purity and a distillation tails comprising the lactam and compounds less volatile than the lactam. The distillation tails are treated by various processes such as evaporation in thin layers to recuperate the major part of the comprised caprolactam and recycling the latter in the purification process. The invention enables a high rate of recuperation of the caprolactam contained in the hydrolysis medium, while observing the required criteria of purity.
Abstract:
A process is provided for the preparation of caprolactam from a compound of formula (I): NCnull(CH2)5nullCOnullRnullnull(I)in which R is a carboxamide, carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid ester group, wherein a) a compound (I) or a mixture of such compounds, in the presence of ammonia and optionally a liquid diluent (VI), is hydrogenated with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst (II) to give a mixture (III), b) the hydrogen and the catalyst (II) are separated from the mixture (III) to give a mixture (IV), and c) the mixture (IV), optionally in the presence of a liquid diluent (VII), is converted to caprolactam in the presence of a catalyst (V).
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.