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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2000
Jenny Qinhong Ye, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Michael Earl Beasley, Houston, TX (US);
Resolution Performance Products LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the production of aliphatic ketimines having a polyalkylenepolyamine content of less than 1% by weight from the corresponding aliphatic ketones and polyalkylenepolyamines comprising the steps of: (a) forming a mixture of said aliphatic ketones and said polyalkylenepolyamines wherein the weight ratio of said ketone to said polyalkylenepolyamine is in the range of about 3.0:1 to about 10:1; (b) heating said mixture to a refluxing temperature between about 170° F. and 230° F. while continuously removing water to form the corresponding aliphatic ketimine; and (c) isolating said aliphatic ketimine.