Kao Corporation

Tetsuaki Fukushima

Michio Terasaka

Hiroshi Abe

Hideki Taniguchi

Shoichiro Harada

Masayoshi Morii

Hiroshi Kitagawa

Masaharu Jono

Wataru Yoshida

Yasutoshi Isayama

Uichiro Nishimoto

Kohshiro Sotoya

Katsuhisa Inoue

Hiroyuki Masuda

Yasuhiro Doi

Tomoya Sato

Tadayuki Suzuki

Keiko Hasebe

Kazuhiko Kurita

Ryoichi Tamaki

Takeshi Tomifuji

Kazuo Isobe

Yoshinori Mitsuda

Keiichiro Tomioka

Jun Kono

Masato Nomura

Yasuyuki Mimura

Satoru Kijima

Hidehito Ikebata

Yuuta Suzuki

Keisuke Chiba

The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic carboxylic acid amide, including the step of reacting an aliphatic carboxylic acid or an alkyl ester thereof containing an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms with a mono- or dialkylamine containing an alkyl group or groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the presence of a solid acid catalyst containing titanium oxide as a main component and an oxide or oxides of at least one element selected from elements (except titanium) belonging to Groups 4, 5 and 14 of the long form of the periodic table, wherein the catalyst has an average particle diameter of 2 &#x3bc;m or more. The process for producing an aliphatic carboxylic acid amide according to the present invention has a high reaction efficiency of the reaction of the aliphatic carboxylic acid or alkyl ester thereof with the mono- or dialkylamine, and shows an excellent filtration efficiency in separation of the catalyst.

Process for producing aliphatic carboxylic acid amide

The present invention provides the nonionic surfactant represented by the formula (1):R&#x2014;O&#x2014;(PO)-(EO)&#x2014;H&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)wherein, R represents a saturated linear-chain hydrocarbon group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, and n-octyl groups are 20 to 80% by mole of the saturated linear-chain hydrocarbon groups, n-decyl groups are 0 to 10% by mole of the saturated linear-chain hydrocarbon groups, and saturated linear-chain hydrocarbon groups having 12 to 18 carbon atoms are 20 to 80% by mole of the saturated linear-chain hydrocarbon groups; PO represents a propyleneoxy group; EO represents an ethyleneoxy group; m represents an average addition mole number of propyleneoxy groups ranging from 0.1 to 5; n represents an average addition mole number of ethyleneoxy groups ranging from 0.5 to 20; and (PO)and (EO)are bonded as blocks in this order.

Nonionic surfactant and surfactant composition comprising the same

The present invention relates to a process for producing a tertiary amine in the presence of a catalyst containing copper and at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 2, 3, 7 and 12 of the Periodic Table (long form of the periodic table), said process including the steps of (a) reducing an amide compound in a hydrogen atmosphere; and (b) introducing a dialkyl amine containing a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms into a reaction product obtained in the step (a), and treating the reaction product with the dialkyl amine. The present invention provides a process for producing high-purity aliphatic tertiary amines containing a less amount of by-products by reducing aliphatic acid amides under moderate conditions using a chromium-free catalyst, as well as a process for producing amine derivatives such as amine oxide by using the aliphatic tertiary amines, with a good productivity in an economical manner.

Process for producing nitrogen-containing compounds

The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic amine, comprising the step of contacting a linear or branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohol having 6 to 22 carbon atoms with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst formed by supporting at least (A) a ruthenium component produced by hydrolysis of a ruthenium compound on a carrier, or by further supporting, in addition to the component (A), a specific second metal component or a specific third metal component on the carrier. According to the process of the present invention, an aliphatic primary amine can be produced from an aliphatic alcohol with a high catalytic activity and a high selectivity.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a tertiary amine by reducing an amide compound in the presence of a catalyst containing a sponge copper catalyst obtained by leaching alloy particles containing copper and aluminum and drying the thus leached alloy particles. The present invention provides a process for producing high-purity aliphatic tertiary amines containing a less amount of by-products at a high yield by subjecting aliphatic acid amides to hydrogenation reduction under solvent-free moderate conditions.

The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic primary amine or an aliphatic secondary amine from an aliphatic alcohol with a high catalytic activity and a high selectivity. In the process for producing an aliphatic amine according to the present invention, a linear, branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohol having 6 to 22 carbon atoms is contacted with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst formed by supporting a ruthenium component on at least one material selected from the group consisting of (B) a zirconia-containing composite oxide and (C) zirconia surface-treated with a metal by hydrolysis of (A) a ruthenium compound.

Process for production of nitrogenated compound

The present invention provides a process for producing high-purity aliphatic tertiary amines containing a less amount of by-products by using a chromium-free catalyst with a good productivity in an economically advantageous manner. The present invention relates to a process for producing a tertiary amine by reducing an amide compound in the presence of a catalyst containing copper and magnesium at a molar ratio of magnesium to copper (magnesium/copper) of from 0.01 to 20.

Method of producing nitrogen-containing compound

The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic nitrile, including the step of reacting at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and alkyl esters of these acids containing an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, with ammonia in the presence of a compound of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, cobalt, titanium and aluminum, and a sulfonic acid compound! and a process for producing an aliphatic amine, including the step of subjecting the aliphatic nitrile produced by the above process to hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst. There are provided an industrially advantageous process for producing an aliphatic nitrile with a high reactivity; and a process for producing an aliphatic amine using the aliphatic nitrile as a raw material.

Process for producing aliphatic nitriles

The present invention relates to a quaternary ammonium salt composition containing (a) a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following general formula (1), (b) a specific tertiary amine and (c) an organic acid ester in specific mass ratios which is excellent in hue and storage stability, a process for producing the quaternary ammonium salt composition, and a wood preservative containing the quaternary ammonium salt composition. 

Quaternary ammonium salt compositions

The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic amine, including the step of contacting a linear or branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohol with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst containing (A) nickel, copper and zirconium components, and (B) at least one metal component selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Group 3 of the Periodic Table, elements belonging to Group 5 of the Periodic Table and platinum group elements. According to the process of the present invention, an aliphatic primary amine can be produced from an aliphatic alcohol with a high selectivity.

The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic amine, including the step of contacting a linear or branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohol with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst containing (A) nickel, copper and zirconium components, and (B) at least one metal component selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Group 1 of the Periodic Table. According to the process of the present invention, an aliphatic primary amine can be produced from the aliphatic alcohol with a good yield and a high productivity.

An aliphatic nitrile is prepared by a process of reacting an aliphatic carboxylic acid, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or an alkyl ester thereof, wherein the alkyl group has 1 to 5 carbon atoms, with ammonia in the presence of a catalyst of titanium oxide supported on solid silica.

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