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US 2016/0244401 A1Published application
Process for forming a primary, a secondary or a tertiary amine via a direct amination reaction
AssigneesRhodia Operations, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
InventorsZhen YAN, Mohamad OUSMANE, Marc PERA-TITUS, Floryan DECAMPO
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process for preparing a primary, a secondary or a tertiary amine via the direct amination of an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst is composed of palladium or a palladium compound and a cerium oxide supporter.
Claims14
A process to produce a primary, a secondary or a tertiary amine, the process comprising at least reacting:
- 1) a first reactant being a compound having at least one primary or secondary hydroxyl function, with
- 2) a second reactant being NH3 or a compound having at least one primary or secondary amine function,
- and at least in the presence of a catalyst composed of a cerium oxide support and comprising at least a palladium compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.