Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Kalevaru Venkata Narayana

Panja Kanta Rao

Machiraju Subrahmanyam

Alla Venkata Rao

Akula Venugopal

Vattikonda Venkata Rao

Kamaraju Seetha Rao

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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