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Process for preparing nicotinamide

US5719045A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1996
Grant dateFeb 17, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12P17/12
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for preparing nicotinamide, wherein, in the first stage, 2-methyl-1,5-diaminopentane is catalytically converted into 3-picoline, then the 3-picoline is converted via an ammonoxidation into 3-cyanopyridine and, finally, the 3-cyanopyridine is converted microbiologically into the nicotinamide.

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