1, 6 hexanediamine derivatives

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS ADDITION OF A COMPOUND TO A DOUBLE BOND OF A 1,4-DICYANOBUTENE AND HYDROGENATION OF THE NITRILE GROUPS THEREOF TO AMINO GROUPS, WHICH COMPRISES PASSING CONTINUOUSLY UNDER ALKALINE CONDITIONS OVER A HYDROGENATION CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COBALT AND NICKEL HYDROGENATION CATALYSTS AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 50* TO 250*C. AND UNDER A PRESSURE IN EXCESS OF 400 LBS./SQ. IN. A MIXTURE OF A 1,4-DICYANOBUTENE, HYDROGEN AND A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOLS OF NOT MORE THAN 18 CARBON ATOMS WHICH ARE ENTIRELY HYDROCARBON EXCEPT FOR THE HYDROXYL OXYGEN, MONOHYDRIC ETHER ALCOHOLS WHICH ARE ENTIRELY HYDROCARBON EXCEPT FOR THE ETHER AND HYDROXYL OXYGENS, AMMONIA, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MONOAMINES OF NOT MORE THAN 18 CARBON ATOMS WHICH ARE ENTIRELY HYDROCARBON EXCEPT FOR THE AMINO NITROGEN, AND PRIMARY MONOAMINES OF NOT MORE THAN 18 CARBON ATOMS IN WHICH A LOWER ALKOXY LOWER ALKYL RADICAL IS ATTACHED TO THE AMINO NITROGEN AND WHICH ARE ENTIRELY HYDROCARBON EXCEPT FOR ETHER OXYGEN AND THE AMINO NITROGEN.