Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Akula Venugopal

Alla Venkata Rao

Panja Kanta Rao

Machiraju Subrahmanyam

Vattikonda Venkata Rao

Kamaraju Seetha Rao

Kalevaru Venkata Narayana

Kalavaru Venkata Narayana

This invention relates to a process for the preparation of highly active and selective ammoxidation catalyst of formula (VO).sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.7, TiO.sub.2 or (VO).sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.7, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, which process comprises refluxing a vanadium source in the presence of alcohols; adding a source of phosphorous to form vanadyl pyrophosphate hydrate (VO).sub.2 H.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.9 or (VO).sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.7.2H.sub.2 O; Physical mixing of (VO).sub.2 H.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.9 with oxides selected from titania or alumina, and heating the resultant mixture in the presence of air at a temperature in the range of 300-600.degree. C. for a period in the range of 1 to 10 hours; and the use of said ammoxidation catalyst in the preparation of heteroaromatic nitrites.

Process for the preparation of a highly active and selective

This invention relates to a process for the preparation of highly active and selective ammoxidation catalyst of formula (VO).sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.7 ,TiO.sub.2 or (VO).sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.7, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, which process comprises refluxing a vanadium source in the presence of alcohols; adding a source of phosphorous to form vanadyl pyrophosphate hydrate (VO).sub.2 H.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.9 or (VO).sub.2 P.sub.2 O.sub.7.2H.sub.2 O ; Physical mixing of (VO).sub.2 H.sub.4 P.sub.2 O.sub.9 with oxides selected from titania or alumina, and heating the resultant mixture in the presence of air at a temperature in the range of 300-600.degree.C. for a period in the range of 1 to 10 hours; and the use of said ammoxidation catalyst in the preparation of heteroaromatic nitrites.

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