Preparation of N-substituted carboxylic acid amides

US4273938A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Franz Merger · Bischofswerda, DE
• Gerhard Nestler · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Uwe Kempe · Schifferstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 25, 1979
• Grant date: Jun 16, 1981
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 1999

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C231/06
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

N-substituted carboxylic acid amides are prepared by reacting cyano compounds with olefins and water in the presence of cation exchangers containing sulfonic acid groups. The end products I are starting materials for the preparation of dyes, pesticides, emulsifiers, dispersants, stabilizers, textile auxiliaries and printing assistants.