Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Amino nitrogen containing
Patent
1990-10-19
1991-07-23
Raymond, Richard L.
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Amino nitrogen containing
564490, C07C20948
Patent
active
050345605
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a process for making ethylamines by the hydrogenation in a reaction zone of acetonitrile contained in a basic aqueous solution which also contains HCN, which comprises continuously passing hydrogen gas in contact with a flowing stream containing acetonitrile, water and HCN, which stream is in contact with a solid hydrogenation catalyst, wherein the hydrogen contact time is in the range from 0.5 seconds to 20 minutes and the molar ratio of H.sub.2 to acetonitrile charged to said reaction zone is in the range 2-200:1.
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Cesa Mark C.
Dubbert Robert A.
Evans L. W.
Lynch C. S.
Raymond Richard L.
The Standard Oil Company
Treanor Susan P.
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