The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 28, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthias Beller, Idstein, DE;
Ahmed Tafesh, Kelkheim, DE;
Christian Kohlpaintner, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Christoph Naumann, Niedernhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
564417 ; 564418 ; 564420 ; 564423 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing aromatic amines by reacting an aromatic nitro compound with carbon monoxide in a solvent mixture comprising water and a water-insoluble organic solvent by means of a catalyst comprising palladium and a water-soluble phosphine under a pressure of from 5 to 300 bar and at a temperature of from 50 to 200.degree. C., and separating the aqueous phase and the organic phase.