Abstract:
3-oxonitriles are produced by reaction of carboxylic acid esters with carboxylic acid nitriles in the presence of 70 to 80% suspension of sodium hydride in white oil. The oxonitrile are intermediate products for the production of 3-oxocarboxylic acid amides or esters and pesticides.
Abstract:
The known nuclear hydroxylation of phenol with organic solutions of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst is carried out in improved manner by employing both (1) a special, practically water free solution of hydrogen peroxide in an organic solvent which forms an azeotrope with water, which azeotrope boils below the boiling point of hydrogen peroxide, and (2) sulfur dioxide as a catalyst. Through this, the nuclear hydroxylation is substantially simpler than previously; difficult separations, e.g., from water-phenol, or the separation and recovery of the catalyst are eliminated. Besides, the yields are increased.
Abstract:
N-acetyl-D(L)-.alpha.-aminocarboxylic acids are thermally racemized by melting, adding a small amount of acetic anhydride to the melt and heating to a temperature between the melting temperature and about 210.degree. C. and subsequently quenching the melt with an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide or ammonia solution. The residence time needed for complete racemization depends on the heating temperature of the melt in the manner that the higher the heating temperature the shorter the residence time.
Abstract:
D,L-Homocystine is obtained by introducing molecular oxygen into an aqueous solution of the disodium salt of D,L-homocysteine having a concentration between 0.8 and 1.2 moles/l and an initial pH between 7.0 and 8.0 in the presence of a catalytic amount of iron(III) ions until there is no longer an increase in pH and subsequently adjusting the pH to about 5.3 with stirring.
Abstract:
The known nuclear hydroxylation of substituted phenols or phenol ethers with organic solutions of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst is carried out in improved manner by employing both (1) a special, practically water free solution of hydrogen peroxide in an organic solvent which forms an azeotrope with water, which azeotrope boils below the boiling point of hydrogen peroxide, and (2) sulfur dioxide as a catalyst. Through this, the nuclear hydroxylation is substantially simpler than previously; difficult separations, e.g., from water-phenol, or the separation and recovery of the catalyst are eliminated. Besides, the yields are increased.
Abstract:
L-proline is produced from the methyl or ethyl ester of L-pyroglutamic acid by reacting this with at least twice the molar amount of phosgene to form the corresponding 1-chlorocarbonyl-5,5-dichloroproline ester, producing the corresponding 2-chloro-1-chlorocarbonyl-pyrrolin-(2)-carboxylic acid ester-(5) therefrom by splitting off hydrogen chloride, catalytically hydrogenating the pyrrolin-(2) compound to the corresponding N-chlorocarbonyl-proline ester and hydrolyzing the latter with acid to form L-proline.
Abstract:
For the catalytic reaction of 2-methylpyrazine with ammonia and oxygen to form 2-cyanopyrazine there are used compounds of the elements antimony, vanadium, and oxygen and at least one of the elements iron, copper, titanium, cobalt, manganese, and nickel, whereby the atomic ratio of antimony to vanadium is greater than 1 and which contain besides these compounds a lattice layer silicate and a highly dispersed silica. These catalysts are very selective and result in high yields and high space-time-yields.
Abstract:
The known synthesis for the production of aromatic substituted acetonitriles by reaction of aromatic substances with cyanogen chloride in the gas phase is improved by feeding the starting materials in gaseous form and separated from each other into the reactor. The process can be used to synthesize in general aromatic and especially hetero-aromatic substituted acetonitrile.
Abstract:
There are produced carboxylic acid cyanides, e.g., acyl cyanides by reacting a carboxylic acid halide with an alkali cyanide or hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a copper (I) salt and a carboxylic acid nitrile. Especially advantageous are glutaric acid dinitrile and 2-methyl glutaric acid dinitrile.
Abstract:
Compounds corresponding to the formula ##STR1## are disclosed, wherein Alk represents a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 -alkylene groups optionally substituted by a hydroxy group and Ar represent an optionally substituted phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indanyl or indenyl radical or a monocyclic or condensed bicyclic or tricyclic heterocyclic radical which is optionally substituted, the heterocyclic radical consisting of individual rings having 5 or 6 members and optionally containing from 1 to 4 hetero atoms, and the acid addition salts thereof. A process for producing these compounds is also disclosed. These substituted aminoalkyl guanidines block the .beta.-receptors of the adrenergic nerve system, and also reduce blood pressure.