Abstract:
NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF N,N-DIALKYL-SUBSTITUTED FATTY AMIDES REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL FORMULA
R-CO-N(-R'')2
WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL RADICAL HAVING 1 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS AND R'' IS AN ALKYL RADICAL HAVING 1 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS, WHICH COMPRISES REACTING AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 50 TO 1000*C. UNDER PRESSURE A NITRILE REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL FORMULA R-CN, WHEREIN R HAS THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED ABOVE, WITH AN ALCOHOL REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL FORMULA R''-OH, WHEREIN R'' HAS THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED ABOVE, THE ALCOHOL BEING EMPLOYED IN AN AMOUNT IN THE RANGE OF FROM 1.5 TO 10 MOLES OF ALCOHOL PER MOLE OF THE NITRILE, WITH OR WITHOUT EMPLOYING A CATALYST, AND RECYCLING AT LEAST A PART OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF THE REACTION TO THE STARTING REACTION MIXTURE. THEREBY, THE N,N-DIALKYLAMIDES CAN BE PRODUCED IN HIGH YIELD. AND, A NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF N,N-DIALKYLFORMAMIDES REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL FORMULA
(R'')2-N-CO-H
WHEREIN R'' IS AN ALKYL RADICAL HAVING 1 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS, WHICH COMPRISES REACTING AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 50 TO 1000*C. UNDER PRESSURE HYDROGEN CYANIDE, WHICH IS UTTERLY DIFFERENT IN CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR FROM THE NITRILE, WITH AN ALCOHOL REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL FORMULA R''-OH, WHEREIN R'' HAS THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED ABOVE, THE ALCOHOL BEING EMPLOYED IN AN AMOUNT IN THE RANGE FROM 1.5 TO 10 MOLES OF ALCOHOL PER MOLE OF THE HYDROGEN CYANIDE, WITH OR WITHOUT EMPLOYING A CATALYST. IN THE LATTER PROCESS ALSO, THE YIELD MAY ADVANTAGEOUSLY BE IMPROVED BY RECYCLING AT LEAST A PART OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF THE REACTION.
Abstract:
N,N-dialkyl carboxylic acid amides are prepared by reacting a primary amine, second amine or tertiary amine, or a mixture thereof, with a nitrile at elevated temperatures and pressures, with or without the use of a catalyst.