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 RnullnullH 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 R1R2M1nullRnullM2R3R4 nullnull(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 translation:共轭二烯的调聚方法,其中在调聚催化剂的存在下,共轭二烯与含有活性氢原子的化合物反应并具有式R'-H,其基于:(a)VIII族金属源 ,(b)双齿配体,其中二齿配体具有通式I R 1 R 2 M 1 -R-M 2 R 3 R 4(I),其中M1和M2独立地为P,As或Sb; R1,R2,R3和R4独立地表示一价脂族基团; 或R 1,R 2和M 1一起和/或R 3,R 4和M 2一起独立地表示任选取代的具有至少5个环原子的脂族环基,其中一个是分别为M1或M2原子; R表示二价有机桥基; 和可用于该方法的新型二齿二膦。
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of caprolactam is provided, wherein a) a mixture (I) containing 6-aminocapronitrile and water is reacted in the liquid phase, in the presence of a catalyst, to give a mixture (II) containing caprolactam, ammonia, water, high-boiling components and low-boiling components, b) ammonia is then removed from the mixture (II) to give a mixture (III) containing caprolactam, water, high-boiling components and low-boiling components, c) water is then removed from the mixture (III) to give a mixture (IV) containing caprolactam, high-boiling components and low-boiling components, and d) a solid (V) containing caprolactam is then obtained from the mixture (IV) by crystallization, the proportion by weight of caprolactam in the solid (V) being greater than in the mixture (IV).
Abstract:
A process is provided for the preparation of cyclic lactams of formula (II): 1 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 nnullm 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 2 in which R1, R2, m and n are as defined above and R are nullsicnull nitrile, carboxamide and carboxylic acid groups, with steam in the gas phase, wherein a) the compound (I) is reacted with steam in the gas phase with the addition, before or after the reaction, of an organic diluent (III) which exhibits a miscibility gap with water under specific quantity, pressure and temperature conditions, to give a mixture (IV) containing a lactam (II), b) the mixture (IV) is converted, before or after the separation of ammonia, under quantity, pressure and temperature conditions such that the diluent (III) and water are liquid and exhibit a miscibility gap, to give a two-phase system consisting of a phase (V) containing a higher proportion of diluent (III) than water, and a phase (VI) containing a higher proportion of water than diluent (III), c) the phase (V) is separated from the phase (VI), and d) the diluent (III) and optionally by-products selected from the group consisting of low-boiling component nullsicnull, high-boiling component nullsicnull and unreacted compound (I) are separated from the phase (V) to give a lactam (II).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to processes for the production of &agr;-aryl-&bgr;-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:
Process for the preparation of &egr;-caprolactam comprising treating 6-aminocaproic acid 6-aminocaproate ester, 6-aminocaproamide, oligomers or polymers of these compounds or mixtures comprising at least two of these compounds in a cyclisation reactor in the presence of superheated steam in which a gaseous product stream comprising &egr;-caprolactam, lights and heavies is obtained, wherein the product stream, after condensation and at least partial removal of water and lights, is split into a &egr;-caprolactam stream and a heavies stream containing heavies and &egr;-caprolactam and the heavies stream is recycled to a cyclisation reactor.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a method for preparing lactam represented by the following formula: wherein R is C2-10 alkylene which may be optionally substituted with C1-6 alkyl or phenyl; R′ is a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 hydroxyalkyl or phenyl. The method for preparing lactam comprises an amination reaction using crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites as catalysts under the condition of gas phase in the presence of (a) lactone, (b) amine and/or ammonia and (c) water.
Abstract:
A simple and single step process for producing caprolactam comprising reacting 5-formylvaleric acid or an ester thereof in a solvent of water and/or an alcohol with hydrogen and ammonia in the presence of a noble metal catalyst supported by a carrier at 80.degree. to 300.degree. C. under a pressure of 10 to 120 atm, whereby amination, acidification, dehydration and cyclization occur to obtain caprolactam.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
This invention relates in part to processes for producing one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydroxyaldehydes, e.g., 6-hydroxyhexanals, which comprise subjecting one or more substituted or unsubstituted alkadienes, e.g., butadiene, to hydrocarbonylation in the presence of a hydrocarbonylation catalyst, e.g., a metal-organophosphorus ligand complex catalyst, and hydroformylation in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst, e.g., a metal-organophosphorus ligand complex catalyst, to produce one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydroxyaldehydes. The substituted and unsubstituted hydroxyaldehydes produced by the processes of this invention can undergo further reaction(s) to afford desired derivatives thereof, e.g., epsilon caprolactone. This invention also relates in part to reaction mixtures containing one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydroxyaldehydes as principal product(s) of reaction.
Abstract:
A process for preparing cyclic lactams by reacting amino carbonitriles with water in liquid phase in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts based on titanium dioxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide and aluminum oxide.