Fixed bed catalyst for MNB and DNT hydrogenation
AssigneeMobay Chemical Corporation
InventorsDavid H. Chadwick, Thomas E. Boyd
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Abstract
The instant invention is directed to a process for the production of an aromatic amino compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl substituent of from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, m is an integer of from 1 to 3, and n is an integer of from 0 to 5, comprising subjecting a nitro compound of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R, m, and n are as defined above, to gaseous hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, the improvement wherein said catalyst is an activated noble metal in the form of a screen or other coherent body.
Claims4
In a process for the production of an aromatic amino compound of the formula:
- ##STR6## wherein R is an alkyl substituent of from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms,
- m is an integer of from 1 to 3, and
- n is an integer of from 0 to 5,
- comprising subjecting a nitro compound of the formula;
- ##STR7## wherein R, m, and n are as defined above, to gaseous hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, the improvement wherein said catalyst is an activated noble metal in the form of a screen.
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