Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo

Michio Ueshima

Yuuji Shimasaki

Youichi Hino

Hideaki Tsuneki

Isao Nagai

Hitoshi Yano

Kimio Ariyoshi

Hideaki Tuneki

Yoshiyuki Takahashi

Masahiro Wada

Noboru Saito

Ritsuo Kitada

Michikazu Ninomiya

Isao Yanagisawa

Tetsuro Hayashi

Koichi Yamamoto

Tadahiro Yoneda

Takahisa Sato

Yutaka Morimoto

Atusi Moriya

Ryuichi Ishikawa

Masahiro Takata

Ryuji Aoki

Yoshinari Yamaguchi

Hideki Masada

Teruo Kamei

Isao Nakamura

Masatoshi Tsuchino

Kazuhiro Takatsu

In a process for preparing alkylene sulfides through the intramolecular dehydration reaction of mercaptoalkanols in a gaseous phase, catalysts are used, which are represented by the formula: M.sub.a X.sub.b Y.sub.c O.sub.d, where M represents at least one element selected from the group of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and thallium; X represents at least one element selected from the group of Al, B, Si and P; Y represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of lanthanides, IIIA group, IVA group, VA group, IIIB group, IVB group, VB group and VIB group, excluding an element contained in M or X; O represents oxygen; and a and b are numerical values not equal to 0; b=0.2-100 and c=0-50 when a=1; and d is a numerical value determined according to a, b and c.

Process for preparing alkylene sulfides

A method of producing ethylenediamines represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, or a methyl or ethyl group, which comprises reacting an aziridine compound of the general formula ##STR2## wherein R is as defined, with ammonia in the gaseous phase in the presence of a solid acid catalyst. In another aspect, a method of producing ethylenediamines of the general formula (I), which comprises reacting a reaction product containing an aziridine compound of the general formula (II), obtained by the gaseous phase intramolecular dehydration reaction of an alkanolamine represented by the general formula ##STR3## wherein X represents the OH group or the NH.sub.2 group, Y represents the NH.sub.2 group when X is the OH group and the OH group when X is the NH.sub.2 group, and R is as defined, in the presence of a catalyst A, with ammonia in the gaseous phase in the presence of a solid acid catalyst (catalyst B).

Method of producing ethylenediamines

A method of producing ethylenediamines represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, or a methyl or ethyl group, which comprises reacting an aziridine compound of the general formula ##STR2## wherein R is as defined, with ammonia in the gaseous phase in the presence of a solid acid catalyst. In another aspect, a method of producing ethylenediamines f the general formula (I), which comprises reacting a reaction product containing an aziridine compound of the general formula (II), obtained by the gaseous phase intramolecular dehydration reaction of an alkanolamine represented by the general formula ##STR3## wherein X represents the OH group or the NH.sub.2 group, Y represents the NH.sub.2 group when X is the OH group and the OH group when X is the NH.sub.2 group, and R is as defined, in the presence of a catalyst A, with ammonia in the gaseous phase in the presence of a solid acid catalyst (catalyst B).

Process for producing N-substituted aziridine compound

Method for production of substituted benzaldehyde

A method for regeneration of catalyst which comprises phosphorus and alkali metal element and/or alkaline earth metal element and was deteriorated by use to produce aziridine compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, a methyl group or an ethyl group, by a catalytic vapor-phase intramolecular dehydration reaction of alkanolamine represented by the general formula ##STR2## wherein R is as defined in the formula (II), X is OH or NH.sub.2, and Y is either NH.sub.2 when X is OH or OH when X is NH.sub.2, characterized in that the deteriorated catalyst is contacted with gaseous volatile phosphorus compound.

Method for regeneration of catalyst for producing of aziridine compounds

Process for producing aziridines

A process for producing a cyclic amine represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein each of R and R' is selected from hydrogen, a methyl group and an ethyl group, and n is an integer of 2 to 5, which comprises vapor-phase intramolecular dehydration reaction of an alkanolamine represented by the general formula ##STR2## wherein R, R' and n are as defined above, said reaction being carried out in the presence of, as a catalyst, an oxide composition represented by the following formula

Process for producing cyclic amines

Catalytic vapor phase intramolecular dehydration reaction of an alkanolamine represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein each of R and R' is selected from hydrogen, a methyl group and an ethyl group, and n is an integer of 2 to 5, to convert it into a cyclic amine represented by the general formula ##STR2## wherein R, R' and n are as defined above. The catalyst is an oxide composition represented by the following formula

Vapor-phase intramolecular dehydration reaction of alkanolamines

A catalyst for the vapor phase intramolecular dehydration reaction of an alkanolamine represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein each of R and R' is selected from hydrogen, a methyl group and an ethyl group, and n is an integer of 2 to 5, to convert it into a cyclic amine represented by the general formula ##STR2## wherein R, R' and n are as defined above. The catalyst is an oxide composition represented by the following formula

Catalyst for vapor-phase intramolecular dehydration reaction of

A method for the production of p-methoxybenzaldehyde by the vapor-phase catalytic oxidation of p-methoxytoluene, which method comprises cooling and condensing a mixed gas formed by said reaction of oxidation thereby preparing a solution containing p-methoxybenzaldehyde, treating said solution in the presence of at least one alkali selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal compound and an ammonium compound soluble in water and alkaline in nature, and subsequently distilling the resultant treated solution.

Method for the production of p-methoxybenzaldehyde

A catalyst for vapor-phase hydrogen transfer reaction between a carbonyl compound having an alkenyl or aryl group and a primary or secondary alcohol, said catalyst having a composition represented by the following general formula

Vapor-phase hydrogen transfer reaction of carbonyl compound with alcohol

A catalyst for the vapor-phase oxidation of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, alcohol, saturated aliphatic aldehyde or unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde having 4 carbon atoms, said catalyst comprising a molybdovanadophosphoric acid having X-ray diffraction lines (Cu-K.sub..alpha. radiation) at 2.theta.=about 26.2.degree., about 10.5.degree., about 21.3.degree. and about 30.3.degree. and a crystal structure approximating that of its salt, and said catalyst having the composition represented by the general formula

Process for preparation of methacrylic acid

A catalyst composition having excellent mechanical strength comprising a compound containing a heteropolyacid as a base and whiskers.

Heteropolyacid-type catalyst composition containing whiskers

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