Process for the homogeneously catalyzed amination of alcohols with ammonia in the presence of a complex catalyst which comprises no anionic ligands

US8853400B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Mathias Schelwies · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE
• Marion Kristina Brinks · Mannheim, DE
• Thomas Schaub · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Johann-Peter Melder · Schifferstadt, DE
• Rocco Paciello · Bad Dürkheim, DE
• Martin Merger · Bischofswerda, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 23, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 7, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07F15/0046
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for preparing primary amines by alcohol amination of alcohols with ammonia with the elimination of water, where the alcohol amination is carried out under homogeneous catalysis in the presence of at least one complex catalyst which comprises ruthenium and at least one at least bidental donor ligand, but no anionic ligands.