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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Petr Kubanek, Mannheim, DE;
Wolfgang Mägerlein, Mannheim, DE;
Ekkehard Schwab, Neustadt, DE;
Johann-peter Melder, Böhl-Iggelheim, DE;
Manfred Julius, Limburgerhof, DE;
Petr Kubanek, Mannheim, DE;
Wolfgang Mägerlein, Mannheim, DE;
Ekkehard Schwab, Neustadt, DE;
Johann-Peter Melder, Böhl-Iggelheim, DE;
Manfred Julius, Limburgerhof, DE;
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
Processes for preparing an amine, which processes comprise: reacting a reactant selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and mixtures thereof, with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof, in the presence of a zirconium dioxide-, copper- and nickel-containing catalyst; wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active composition which comprises, before reduction with hydrogen, oxygen compounds of zirconium, copper, and nickel, and 0.2 to 40% by weight of an oxygen compound of cobalt, calculated as CoO, 0.1 to 5% by weight of an oxygen compound of iron, calculated as FeO, and 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one oxygen compound of lead, tin, bismuth or antimony, calculated as PbO, SnO, BiOand SbOrespectively.