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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Clyde Neal Clubb, Longview, TX (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
549491 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the preparation of an amine by contacting in a reaction zone a water-soluble aldehyde, water, ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a supported ruthenium catalyst at elevated temperature and pressure. The process is particularly useful for the preparation of 3-(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran by contacting an aqueous solution of 3-formyltetrahydrofuran with ammonia and hydrogen at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a supported ruthenium catalyst. The use of a supported ruthenium catalyst has been found to avoid the problem of catalyst leaching encountered when a nickel catalyst is used.