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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Colm O'Murchu, Visp, CH;
Assignee:
Lonza Ltd., Gampel, Valais, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2603191 ;
Abstract
This process involves the production of indole by catalytic dehydrocyclization. The process includes reacting, without the addition of free oxygen and/or a gas containing free oxygen, reacting o-ethylaniline and/or o-aminostyrene with steam in the presence of a particular catalyst. The catalyst contains at least one alkali compound and/or at least one alkaline earth compound and/or at least one compound containing iron, cobalt, chromium, vanadium, titanium, zinc, copper and/or zirconium.