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US3069469A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hydrogenation of aromatic nitriles

Assignee: California Research LLC
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Filing: 1958-06-11
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Granted: 1962-12-18
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Expires: 1978-06-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John B Wilkes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 20:35
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C209/00; C07C209/44; C07C209/48; B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
A PROCESS FOR REDUCING A MONONUCLEAR AROMATIC NITRILE TO AN AMINE, WHEREIN SAID AROMATIC NITRILE HAS AT LEAST ONE CYANO GROUP DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE AROMATIC NUCLEUS IN OTHER THAN ORTHO RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CYANO GROUPS SO ATTACHED AND IS OTHERWISE UNSUBSTITUTED, WHICH COMPRISES REACTING SAID NITRILE WITH HYDROGEN AND AMMONIA AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 100* TO 400*F. UNDER SUPERATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN THE PRESENCE OF A COBALT-NICKEL METAL CATALYST, WHEREIN THE WEIGHT RATIO OF NICKEL TO COBALT OF SAID CATALYST LIES IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 1:9 TO 15:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
A PROCESS FOR REDUCING A MONONUCLEAR AROMATIC NITRILE TO AN AMINE, WHEREIN SAID AROMATIC NITRILE HAS AT LEAST ONE CYANO GROUP DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE AROMATIC NUCLEUS IN OTHER THAN ORTHO RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CYANO GROUPS SO ATTACHED AND IS OTHERWISE UNSUBSTITUTED, WHICH COMPRISES REACTING SAID NITRILE WITH HYDROGEN AND AMMONIA AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 100* TO 400*F. UNDER SUPERATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN THE PRESENCE OF A COBALT-NICKEL METAL CATALYST, WHEREIN THE WEIGHT RATIO OF NICKEL TO COBALT OF SAID CATALYST LIES IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 1:9 TO 15:1.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-12-17 1974-06-18 1974-12-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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