Clariant Finance (bvi) Limited

Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/ochsenfurt

Arcelormittal

Nadine Decker

Peter Klug

Franz-Xaver Scherl

Rainer Kupfer

Klaus-Dieter Vorlop

Ulf Pruesse

Achim Stankowiak

Oliver Franke

Alireza Haji Begli

Ulf Prüsse

Christine Baatz

Marina Budach

Alexandra KRÜNER

Jens Gellert

A method is described for producing acyl glycinate salts of formula (II) in which Rrepresents a saturated linear or branched alkyl radical comprising 1 to 21 carbon atoms or a monounsaturated or polyunsaturated linear or branched alkenyl radical comprising 2 to 21 carbon atoms, and B represents a cation, and/or the corresponding protonated acyl glycinic acid. Said method is characterized in that one or more fatty acid monoethanol amides of formula (I) in which Rhas the meaning indicated above is/are oxidized with oxygen in the presence of an optionally supported bimetallic catalyst consisting of gold and a metal from group VIII of the periodic table in the alkaline medium in order to obtain one or more acyl glycinate salts of formula (II). In order to produce the protonated acyl glycinic acids, the acyl glycinate salt/s of formula (II) is/are additionally reacted with an acid.

Method for the production of acyl glycinates by means of direct oxidation

The invention relates to methods for producing supported gold catalysts from a porous metal oxide support and a chloroauric acid precursor, wherein the support is placed in contact with the aqueous solution of the chloroauric acid precursor. The invention also relates to a metal oxide supported gold catalyst and its use in the oxidation of alcohols, aldehydes, polyhydroxy compounds and carbohydrates.

Supported gold catalyst

A process is described for preparing acylglycinate salts of the formula (II) in which Ris a saturated linear or branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 21 carbon atoms or a mono- or polyunsaturated linear or branched alkenyl radical having from 2 to 21 carbon atoms, and B is a cation derived from a base, and/or the corresponding protonated acylglycines, characterized in that one or more fatty acid monoethanolamides of the formula (I) in which Ris as defined above is oxidized with oxygen in the presence of a transition group metal catalyst in an alkaline medium to give one or more acylglycinate salts of the formula (II), and, in the case of preparation of the protonated acylglycines, the acylglycinate salt(s) of the formula (II) is additionally reacted with an acid.

Process for preparing acylglycinates by means of direct oxidation

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Braunschweig, Germany

Nadine Decker