Process for the preparation of tertiary amine oxides

US5710333A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Georg Bader · Birkenhard, DE
• Ramon Joglar Tamargo · Tarragona, ES

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 6, 1996
• Grant date: Jan 20, 1998
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C291/04
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Process for the preparation of tertiary amine oxides by reaction of a tertiary amine with a compound which splits off oxygen. To avoid gel and foam formation, a portion of the amine oxide to be prepared is added before the start of this reaction.