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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl E Koenig, Ballwin, MO (US);
Gary A Lanser, Pacific, MO (US);
Paul A Morrison, Arnold, MO (US);
Robert B Weisenfeld, Manchester, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
558346 ; 562571 ;
Abstract
An improved process is provided for producing iminodiacetonitrile by contacting ammonia, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide, or hexamethylenetetramine, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide in a reaction medium, the improvement which comprises the further steps of thereafter adjusting the pH of the reaction medium to a pH between about 5.5 and about pH 10 and heating the reaction medium to an elevated temperature for a sufficient time to convert by-products in the reaction medium to iminodiacetonitrile.