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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Shivanand Janardan Kulkarni, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Kondapuram Vijaya Raghavan, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Srinivas Nagabandi, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Radha Rani Vippagunta, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, IN;
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for synthesis of tri- and tetra-alkylated pyridines (i.e. collidines) in high yields by reacting methyl ethyl ketone with formaldehyde in presence of ammonia in gas phase in the presence of a zeolite catalyst which comprises of silica-alumina with at least one metal ion and/or metal selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, lead, manganese, iron, copper and cobalt. This process provides eco-friendly, more economical and shape-selective heterogeneous method.