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US 4,358,615 AGranted
Process for the production of 1-amino-propanediol-(2,3) (II)
AssigneeDegussa AG
InventorsAxel Kleemann, Robert Nygren, Rudolf Wagner
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Abstract
The yield of 1-amino-propanediol-2,3 is greatly increased and the process is carried out in an industrially simple manner by reacting liquid ammonia with glycidol under pressure and in the presence of a small amount of water.
Claims33
In a process for the production of 1-amino-propanediol-2,3 by the reaction of glycidol with ammonia the improvement comprising reacting glycidol and liquid ammonia under pressure sufficient to keep the ammonia in liquid form and in the presence of water, the amount of water not being over 10 parts by weight per part by weight of glycidol.
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