Texaco Inc.

Texaco Development Corporation

Thomas T McConnell

Steven H Vanderpool

Ernest L Yeakey

Edward C Nieh

Walter H Brader, Jr

Thomas H Cour

Cyclic and acyclic hydroxyethyl ethylenepolyamines are converted to triethylenediamine when using a catalyst composed of zirconia or titania to which from about 0.5 to about 7 wt. % of phosphorous has been thermally chemically bonded in the form of phosphate linkages.

Catalytic method for the manufacture of triethylenediamine

N-(hydroxypropyl) piperazine and/or N,N'-(dihydroxypropyl) piperazine can conjointly be converted to C-methyl-triethylenediamine and allyl piperazine with excellent conjoint yield and selectivity when using a catalyst composed of titania to which from about 0.5 to about 7 wt. % of phosphorus has been thermally chemically bonded in the form of phosphate linkages.

Conjoint production of C-methyl triethylene diamine and allyl piperazine

An improved process for selectively preparing a predominantly noncyclic polyalkylene polyamine compound is disclosed wherein an alkyleneamine compound is contacted with an alkanolamine compound in the presence of a phosphorus-containing cation exchange resin at a temperature of from about 250.degree. C. to about 400.degree. C. under a pressure sufficient to maintain the mixture essentially in liquid phase and the polyalkylene polyamine is then recovered from the resultant reaction mixture. In a preferred embodiment ethylenediamine is contacted with monoethanolamine to produce a predominantly linear polyethylene polyamine product with very low yields of heterocyclic amine materials. The desired polyethylene polyamines produced can be directly recovered from the reaction products by known purification procedures.

Preparation of polyalkylene polyamines

Covers a process for preparing a mixture of piperazine and ethylenediamine by the hydrogenation reaction of monoethanolamine and ammonia utilizing a nickel-copper-chromium catalyst. The improvement of the invention involves predetermining the ratio of ethylenediamine to piperazine in the product mix by varying the hydrogen feed rate. Increasing said feed rate causes said ratio to decrease.

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Thomas T McConnell