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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Randolf Hugo, Dirmstein, DE;
Sabine Jourdan, Mannheim, DE;
Kirsten Wenz, Mannheim, DE;
Thomas Preiss, Weisenheim Am Sand, DE;
Alexander Weck, Freinsheim, DE;
Inventors:
Randolf Hugo, Dirmstein, DE;
Sabine Jourdan, Mannheim, DE;
Kirsten Wenz, Mannheim, DE;
Thomas Preiss, Weisenheim Am Sand, DE;
Alexander Weck, Freinsheim, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for preparing xylylenediamine, comprising the steps of ammoxidizing xylene to phthalonitrile, by contacting the vaporous product of the ammoxidation stage directly with a liquid organic solvent (quench), and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile in the resulting quench solution or suspension, wherein the organic solvent is N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP).