Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
558355000 | Isomerization processes (e.g., double bond shift, cis-trans isomerism, etc.) | 7 |
20080281120 | Method for Producing Linear Pentenenitrile - A process is described for preparing 3-pentenenitrile, characterized by the following process steps:
| 11-13-2008 |
20120178958 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LINEAR PENTENENITRILE - A method for producing 3-pentenenitrile is provided that includes: (a) isomerizing an educt stream containing 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile on at least one dissolved or dispersed isomerisation catalyst to form a stream (1), which contains the isomerisation catalyst(s), 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, 3-pentenenitrile and (Z)-2-methyl-2-butenenitrile; (b) distilling the stream (1) to obtain a stream (2) as the overhead product, which contains 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, 3-pentenenitrile and (Z)-2-methyl-2-butenenitrile and a stream (3) as the bottom product, which contains the isomerisation catalyst(s); (c) distilling the stream (2) to obtain a stream (4) as the overhead product, which is enriched with (Z)-2-methyl-2-butenenitrile in comparison to stream (2), and a stream (5) as the bottom product, which is enriched with 3-pentenenitrile and 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile in comparison to stream (2); (d) distilling stream (5) to obtain a stream (6) as the bottom product, which contains 3-pentenenitrile and a stream (7) as the head product containing 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile. | 07-12-2012 |
20130006008 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF (Z)-CYANOALKENYLCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUNDS - A method for producing a (Z)-cyanoalkenyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid compound, which includes the step of isomerizing an (E)-cyanoalkenyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid compound (1) into a (Z)-cyanoalkenyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid compound (2) in the presence of at least one isomerizing catalyst selected from the group consisting of bromine, hydrogen bromide, brominated carboxylic acids, brominated phosphorus compounds, N-brominated imide compounds, N-brominated amide compounds, brominated alkylsilane compounds, thionyl bromide, brominated boron compounds, brominated aluminum compounds, thiol compounds, disulfide compounds, thiocarboxylic acid compounds, nitric acid and nitrate salts: | 01-03-2013 |
20140378695 | NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF METHYL LIMONITRILE - The present invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of methyl limonitrile comprising a mixture of 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-nonadiene nitrile, 3,7-dimethyl-3,6-nonadiene nitrile and 7-methyl-3-methylene-6-nonene nitrile comprising the following steps: a) reacting 6-methyl-5-octen-2-one with cyano acetic acid and removing carbon dioxide and water, wherein the reaction and the removal of carbon dioxide and water are performed in the presence of a base and a co-base 1 in an organic solvent, and wherein the organic solvent is a solvent which forms a heteroazeotrop with water; b) removing the solvent and the base of the reaction mixture obtained after having performed step a) or step c) by distillation to obtain a reaction mixture, whereby this step may optionally be performed in the presence of a co-base 2; c) isomerizing the reaction mixture obtained after having performed step a) or step b) to obtain an isomerized reaction mixture in the presence of a co-base 2; whereby step b) can be performed before or after step c). | 12-25-2014 |
20150299106 | PENTENENITRILE ISOMERIZATION - Disclosed is a process for isomerizing cis-2-pentenenitrile to 3-pentenenitrile in the presence of a non-aluminium metal oxide catalyst, wherein: (a) the metal in the catalyst has an oxidation state in the range from +1 to +4; (b) the metal has a cation radius in the range from 0.35 to 1.0 Å; (c) the metal of the catalyst has a polarising power, C/r, is in the range from 2 to >8, wherein C is the charge of the metal and r is the ionic radius in Å; (d) the bond network of the catalyst has a % ionicity of >20; (e) the metal oxide has an acidity strength in the range from strong to very weak; and (f) the metal oxide has a basicity (nucleophilicity) strength of weak to strong. | 10-22-2015 |
20150368189 | PENTENENITRILE ISOMERIZATION - Pentenenitrile oligomers formed in a process for isomerizing cis-2-pentenenitrile to 3-pentenenitrile are minimized in the presence of an aluminium oxide catalyst. The process comprises providing an aluminium oxide catalyst having an alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal and/or iron content, measured in the form of alkali metal oxide and/or alkaline earth metal oxide and/or iron oxide, respectively of less than 5000 ppm by weight. | 12-24-2015 |
20160168082 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LINEAR PENTENENITRILE | 06-16-2016 |