Basf Se Corporation

Artur Kozicki

Alexander Panchenko

Andreas Weickgenannt

Jan-Oliver Weidert

Ralph Busch

Sandra Kramp

Regina Benfer

Klaus Breuer

Norbert Gutfrucht

A process for preparing trans-enriched MDACH, including: distilling an MDACH starting mixture in the presence of an auxiliary, which is an organic compound having a molar mass of 62 to 500 g/mol, a boiling point at least 5&#xb0; C. above the boiling point of cis,cis-2,6-diamino-1-methylcyclohexane, and 2 to 4 functional groups, each of which is independently an alcohol group or a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group. The MDACH starting mixture includes 0 to 100% by weight of 2,4-MDACH and 0 to 100% by weight of 2,6-MDACH, based on the total amount of MDACH present in the MDACH starting mixture. The MDACH starting mixture includes both trans and cis isomers. Trans-enriched MDACH includes 0 to 100% by weight of 2,4-MDACH and 0 to 100% by weight of 2,6-MDACH, where the proportion of trans isomers in the mixture is higher than the proportion of trans isomers in the MDACH starting mixture.

Method for producing cis- and trans-enriched MDACH

A method for isomerizing a starting mixture comprising 2,4-diamino-1-methylcyclohexane, 2,4-MDACH for short, 2,6-diamino-1-methylcyclohexane, 2,6-MDACH for short, or mixtures thereof, wherein the isomerization is carried out in the presence of a supported catalyst with zirconium dioxide as support and ruthenium as active metal.

Isomerization of MDACH

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