Abstract:
Alpha -amino- delta -valerolactam and Alpha -amino- Epsilon caprolactam are produced by contacting the corresponding Alpha aminocycloalkanone oxime or mineral acid salt thereof with liquid SO2 containing at least about 1 mole SO3 per mole Alpha aminocycloalkanone oxime until a two-phase system comprising a liquid SO2 phase and an insoluble lactam precursor phase is formed; separating the liquid SO2 phase from the insoluble phase containing the lactam precursor; hydrolyzing and neutralizing the insoluble lactam precursor phase and recovering the free lactam product.
Abstract:
L-lysineamide dihydrochloride can be isolated by preparing the intermediate D- and L-lysineamide-L-pyrrolidone carboxylate hydrochloride salts which can be separated from alkanol solution by fractional crystallization. The L-lysineamide pyrrolidone carboxylate hydrochloride salt is then treated with excess hydrogen chloride to form the desired L-lysineamide dihydrochloride.