Process for preparing n,n'-disubstituted urea using selenium-based catalyst
US6127575A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/141
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process is disclosed for preparing N,N'-disubstituted urea by reacting an amine and CO/O.sub.2 mixture gas in the presence of a catalyst system comprising at least one selenium compound selected from SeO.sub.2, (CH.sub.3 O)Se(O)(OH) and (CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O)Se(O)(OH), and M.sub.2 CO.sub.3 (M=alkali metal) as a co-catalyst. The process enables less active aromatic amine with a low reactivity as well as an aliphatic amine to be easily transformed into disubstituted urea avoiding the use of expensive precious metal catalysts.
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