Patent ID: 6576794
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
A process for producing an ether amine represented by the general formula (3):ROCH2CH2CH2NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(3) wherein R denotes a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, which comprises reacting a primary or secondary alcohol represented by the general formula (1):ROHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(1) wherein R has the same meaning as defined above, with acrylonitrile in an amount of 0.8 to 1.2 equivalents of the alcohol (1) in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide in an amount of not less than 0.01 part by weight, but less than 0.05 part by weight per 100 parts by weight of the alcohol (1) to obtain an alkyloxypropionitrile represented by the general formula (2):ROCH2CH2CNâ€ƒâ€ƒ(2) wherein R has the same meaning as defined above, and then adding water in an amount of 0.5 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the alkyloxypropionitrile to the reaction system without removing the alkali metal hydroxide from the reaction system and effecting hydrogenation using a hydrogenation catalyst.