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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank P. W. Agterberg, Nieuwstadt, NL;
Rudolf P. M. Guit, Maastricht, NL;
Matthias R. J. Offermanns, Landgraaf, NL;
Assignee:
DSM N.V., Heerlen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of &egr;-caprolactam starting from 6-aminocaproic acid, 6-aminocaproamide, 6-aminocaproic ester, 6-aminocapronitrile, oligomers or polymers of these compounds or mixtures comprising at least two of these compounds, which process is performed in the presence of N-(5-carboxypentyl)-&egr;-caprolactam and/or derivative thereof in an amount of less than 50 wt. % and more than 0.1 wt. % (based on the total reaction mixture).