Method for preparing lithium amide

US6756024B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CHEMETALL GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Wilfried Weiss · Oberursel, DE
• Dirk Dawidowski · Friedberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 5, 2002
• Grant date: Jun 29, 2004
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C01B21/0926
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method for preparing lithium amide is described in which in a first method step lithium metal is reacted with ammonia to form lithium bronze and in a second method step the lithium bronze is reacted with a 1,3-diene or an arylolefin in the presence of a solvent.