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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2008
Applicant:
John W. Frost, Okemos, MI (US);
Inventor:
John W. Frost, Okemos, MI (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 201/02 (2006.01); C07D 201/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Catalytic processes for preparing caprolactam, pipecolinic acid, and their derivatives, from lysine or alpha-amino-epsilon-caprolactam starting materials, and products produced thereby. A process for preparing caprolactam or a derivative thereof, the process comprising contacting a reactant comprising lysine or alpha aminocaprolactam with a catalyst and a gas comprising hydrogen gas, in the presence of a solvent. The catalyst may be provided on a support material, such as a transition metal.