Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated

Fujio Matsuda

Takazo Kato

Tadatoshi Honda

Tadamitsu Kiyoura

Kazuhiro Terada

Yasuo Kogure

Process for the production of acrylamide or methacrylamide wherein acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile is reacted with water and/or a water donor in the presence of Raney copper catalyst, which is protected from contact with oxygen.

Process for the production of acrylamide and methacrylamide

A process for the preparation of indoles which comprises reacting aniline or a derivative thereof with a 1,2-glycol in the presence of a catalyst comprising silver supported on a carrier having a specific surface area of not less than 10 m.sup.2 /g.

Process for the preparation of indoles

A process for the preparation of indole and derivatives thereof wherein an aniline is reacted with a 1,2-glycol in the vapor phase, the liquid phase or a mixed vapor-liquid phase. A salt of a metal of group IIa of the periodic table, a salt of iron, a salt of cobalt and/or a salt of nickel are used as the catalyst for this reaction. The present invention makes it possible to prepare indole and derivatives thereof in a single step by using inexpensive compounds as the starting materials.

A process for the preparation of indole and derivatives thereof wherein an aniline is reacted with a 1,2-glycol in the liquid phase in the presence of a catalyst containing metallic copper and/or copper oxide. The present ivention makes it possible to prepare indole and derivatives thereof in a single step by using inexpensive starting materials.

A process for the preparation of indole and derivatives thereof wherein an aniline is reacted with a 1,2-glycol in the vapor phase, the liquid phase or a mixed vapor-liquid phase. A sulfide or selenide or cadmium and/or zinc are used as the catalyst for this reaction. The present invention makes it possible to prepare indole and derivatives thereof in a single step by using inexpensive compounds as the starting materials.

A process for the preparation of indole and derivatives thereof which comprises reacting an aniline with a 1,2-glycol in the vapor phase, the liquid phase or a mixed vapor-liquid phase. Various solid acids, metals and activated carbon can be used as catalysts for this reaction. The present invention makes it possible to prepare indole and derivatives thereof in a single step by using inexpensive compounds as the starting materials.

A process for the preparation of indole and derivatives thereof wherein an aniline is reacted with an ethanolamine in the vapor phase, the liquid phase or a mixed vapor-liquid phase. Various solid acids, metals and activated carbon can be used as catalysts for this reaction. The present invention makes it possible to prepare indole and derivatives thereof in a single step by using inexpensive compounds as the starting materials.

Process for the preparation of indoles from anilines and ethanolamines

Process for the production of acrylamide or methacrylamide wherein acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile is reacted with water and/or water donor in the presence of a catalyst consisting essentially of Raney copper, Ullman copper, reduced copper catalyst, copper with a carrier, silver, gold, cobalt, palladium and/or platinum.

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Kamakura, Japan

Fujio Matsuda