Process for Hydrogenating Nitriles to Primary Amines or Aminonitriles and Catalysts Suitable Therefor
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsThilo Hahn, Martin Ernst, Johann-Peter Melder
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InventorsThilo Hahn, Martin Ernst, Johann-Peter Melder
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A process for hydrogenating oligonitriles which have at least two nitrile groups in the presence of a catalyst which, before commencement of the hydrogenation, is pretreated by contacting with a compound A which is selected from alkali metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal carbonates, ammonium carbonate, alkali metal hydrogencarbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogencarbonates, ammonium hydrogencarbonate, alkaline earth metal oxocarbonates, alkali metal carboxylates, alkaline earth metal carboxylates, ammonium carboxylates, alkali metal dihydrogen phosphates, alkaline earth metal dihydrogen phosphates, alkali metal hydrogen phosphates, alkaline earth metal hydrogen phosphates, alkali metal phosphates, alkaline earth metal phosphates and ammonium phosphate, alkali metal acetates, alkaline earth metal acetates, ammonium acetate, alkali metal formates, alkaline earth metal formates, ammonium formate, alkali metal oxalates, alkaline earth metal oxalates and ammonium oxalate.
A process for hydrogenating oligonitriles which have at least two nitrile groups in the presence of a catalyst which, before commencement of the hydrogenation, is pretreated by contacting with a compound A which is selected from alkali metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal carbonates, ammonium carbonate, alkali metal hydrogencarbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogencarbonates, ammonium hydrogencarbonate, alkaline earth metal oxocarbonates, alkali metal carboxylates, alkaline earth metal carboxylates, ammonium carboxylates, alkali metal dihydrogenphosphates, alkaline earth metal dihydrogenphosphates, alkali metal hydrogenphosphates, alkaline earth metal hydrogenphosphates, alkali metal phosphates, alkaline earth metal phosphates and ammonium phosphate, alkali metal acetates, alkaline earth metal acetates, ammonium acetate, alkali metal formates, alkaline earth metal formates, ammonium formate, alkali metal oxalates, alkaline earth metal oxalates and ammonium oxalate.
A catalyst comprising a metal from groups 8 to 10 of the Periodic Table which, before use, is pretreated with a compound A which is selected from alkali metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal carbonates, ammonium carbonate, alkali metal hydrogencarbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogencarbonates, ammonium hydrogencarbonate, alkaline earth metal oxocarbonates, alkali metal carboxylates, alkaline earth metal carboxylates, ammonium carboxylates, alkali metal dihydrogenphosphates, alkaline earth metal dihydrogenphosphates, alkali metal hydrogenphosphates, alkaline earth metal hydrogenphosphates, alkali metal phosphates, alkaline earth metal phosphates and ammonium phosphate, alkali metal acetates, alkaline earth metal acetates, ammonium acetate, alkali metal formates, alkaline earth metal formates, ammonium formate, alkali metal oxalates, alkaline earth metal oxalates and ammonium oxalate, excluding cobalt or nickel catalysts pretreated with alkali metal carbonates or alkali metal hydrogencarbonates.
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