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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1990
Rakesh Agrawal, Allentown, PA (US);
Steven R Auvil, Macungie, PA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A process for selectively producing ortho-alkylated aromatic amines in high selectivity relative to N-alkylated aromatic amines. The process comprises reacting an aromatic amine, having at least one hydrogen atom in a position ortho to the amine functionality, and an olefin under conditions sufficient to effect an alkylation reaction, in the presence of a zeolite catalyst which has been thermally pretreated by heating the catalyst to a temperature greater than about 500.degree. C. for a period ranging from 0.5 to about 10 hours while sweeping an inert gas over the heated catalyst to remove water and ammonia formed during the thermal treatment, and subsequently recovering the alkylated aromatic amine.