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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:
Apr. 30, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon C Thunberg, Milford, NH (US);
Walter B Begonis, Reading, MA (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
558341 ; 558431 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing isophorone nitrile is disclosed, whereby isophorone is reacted with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a quaternary ammonium catalyst. Remaining catalyst is removed by thermal destruction and nitrogen sparging. Residual cyanide is removed by acidification and nitrogen sparging.