Preparation of an amine

US7034186B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Till Gerlach · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Frank Funke · Bischofswerda, DE
• Johann-Peter Melder · Schifferstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2003
• Grant date: Apr 25, 2006
• Expiry date: Jan 27, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01J2523/00
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Process for preparing an amine by reacting a primary or secondary alcohol, aldehyde or ketone with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia and primary and secondary amines in the presence of a catalyst whose preparation has involved precipitation of catalytically active components onto monoclinic, tetragonal or cubic zirconium dioxide.