NUCLEAR ALKYLATION OF ANILINS

The present invention provides a process for the production of phenylamines alkylated in the ortho and/or para positions by alkyl groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and unsubstituted on the amino group, which comprises reacting a phenylamine having an ortho and/or para position available for alkylation w...

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Hauptverfasser: FREY, WALTER, STAEHELI, JOERG, EVANS, FRANK, TOTH, ISTVAN
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides a process for the production of phenylamines alkylated in the ortho and/or para positions by alkyl groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and unsubstituted on the amino group, which comprises reacting a phenylamine having an ortho and/or para position available for alkylation with an alkanol of 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the vapour phase and with heating to a temperature of from 350 DEG to 450 DEG C, using a catalyst selected from aluminium oxide and aluminium oxide/molybdenum oxide mixed catalyst in which the amount of molybdenum oxide is approximately from 0.01 to 20 percent by weight, which catalyst has a minimum surface area 50 m2/g.