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• the invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine, hereinafter called isophoronediamine or abbreviated IPDA, by means of catalytic hydrogenation and / or catalytic reductive amination (also referred to as aminating hydrogenation) of 3-cyano-3 , 5,5-trimethylcyclohexanone, hereinafter called isophorone nitrile or IPN for short.
• IPDA 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine
• IPN isophorone nitrile
• IPDA aminative hydrogenation of IPN
• IPN is reacted in the presence of hydrogen and an excess of ammonia over a cobalt catalyst. Initially, IPN and ammonia form the isophorone nitrile, IPNI, which is subsequently hydrogenated to IPDA by dehydration.
• IPDA IP-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl-N
• Imination catalysts are e.g. acidic ion exchange resins (EP 042 1 19).
• acidic metal oxides EP 449 089
• sulfonklare phenomenon
• Organopolysiloxanes (EP 816 323), heteropolyacids (DE 44 26 472) and activated carbon (EP 061 137) are used as imination catalysts.
• Organopolysiloxanes (EP 816 323), heteropolyacids (DE 44 26 472) and activated carbon (EP 061 137) are used as imination catalysts.
• HCN acts as a catalyst poison and leads to a deactivation of the hydrogenation catalyst (EP 394 967 A1, page 2 line 34 ff, page 3 line 44 ff). It is therefore recommended to carry out the imination step so that as far as possible no HCN is split off. Preferably, the process should be run so that less than 0.001 mol of HCN per mole of nitrile used are split off (EP 394 967 page 5 line 49 ff). Based on the amination hydrogenation of IPN, this is 163 ppmw (0.0163 weight percent).
• the modification with alkali metal hydroxides leads to an increase in the I PDA yield.
• the fact that the yield of primary amine can be increased by the addition of alkali metal hydroxides, in particular lithium hydroxide, in nitrile hydrogenations is known from several publications (US Pat. No. 4,375,003, EP 913 388).
• the catalysts can be treated either before the reaction with alkali metal hydroxides, or the
• the LiOH is continuously washed down from the catalyst and thus increases the proportion of secondary amines again.
• the solvent is separated by distillation from the mixture and returned to the process, there is also a deposition of the alkali metal hydroxides in the distillation columns.
• the columns must be shut down and cleaned at regular intervals, so that the alkali modification leads indirectly to production losses.
• the object of the present invention was to find a method for increasing the selectivity of the catalytic hydrogenation and / or the catalytic reductive amination of IPN to IPDA, which eliminates the disadvantages of the methods described above.
• Cyanidionenkonzentration in the reaction mixture for example, caused by the targeted elimination of HCN from IPN, can be solved. This is surprising insofar as cyanide ions are described as catalyst poisons and thus the lowest possible concentration of cyanide ions should be aimed at according to the state of the art for yield optimization and selectivity optimization.
• the increase in the cyanide ion concentration in a certain range surprisingly provides in the hydrogenation of IPNI to IPDA for a
• the invention relates to a process for the preparation of isophorone diamine, by means of catalytic hydrogenation and / or catalytic reductive amination of isophorone nitrile (IPN), in the presence of ammonia, hydrogen and at least one catalyst and optionally a solvent or solvent mixture, wherein the
• Cyanidionenkonzentration in the reaction mixture, which is fed to the hydrogenation is from 200 ppmw to 5000 ppmw, based on the isophorone nitrile used.
• the adjustment of the cyanide ion concentration from 200 ppmw to 5000 ppmw, preferably up to 3000, can be achieved by various measures, for example by specific addition of HCN or cyanide salts such as KCN or else by using suitable IPN grades.
• the adjustment of the cyanide ion concentration is preferably achieved by causing a targeted cleavage of the IPN in the imination stage. Contrary to the teaching of EP 394 967 A1, this can be achieved by increasing the temperature in the imination stage by 5-50 K, preferably 7-30 K, particularly preferably 10-20 K above the temperature, depending on the use of an imination catalyst to achieve IPN to IPNI of at least 80% at the imination stage.
• isophorone nitrile is hydrogenated aminatively directly in the presence of ammonia, hydrogen, a hydrogenation catalyst and optionally further additives and in the presence or absence of organic solvents.
• isophoronenitrile is first completely or partially converted to isophoronenitrilimine, and this isophoronenitrilimine is hydrogenated aminatively as a pure substance or in admixture with other components in the presence of at least ammonia becomes.
• a preferred embodiment of the process according to the invention for the preparation of IPDA is a two-stage process: In the first stage, at least part of the IPN used is converted into isophoronenitrile imine in the presence or absence of an imination catalyst and / or solvents by reaction with ammonia.
• the conversion of IPN to IPNI after the imination should be greater than 80%, preferably greater than 90%, particularly preferably greater than 95%.
• reaction product of the first stage in the second stage, as it is obtained or after further treatment and / or addition of further ammonia, in the presence of at least ammonia and hydrogen and in the presence or absence of a
• organic solvent at a temperature of 20 to 150 ° C, preferably 40 to 130 ° C, and a pressure of 0.3 to 50 MPa, preferably 5 to 30 MPa, hydrogenated aminatively on hydrogenation catalysts.
• reaction of IPN to IPDA takes place in three separate reaction spaces.
• reaction of IPN to isophorone nitrile is carried out with excess ammonia
• the resulting reaction products are hydrogenated with hydrogen in the presence of excess ammonia to hydrogenation catalysts at temperatures between 20 and 130 ° C and pressures of 5 to 30 MPa.
• the resulting reaction products are hydrogenated on the catalysts to be used according to the invention at temperatures between 100 and 160 ° C. and pressures of 5 to 30 MPa.
• imination catalysts known from the prior art can be used.
• Suitable catalysts are, for example, inorganic or organic ion exchangers (see EP 042 1 19), supported heteropolyacids (see DE 44 26 472), acidic metal oxides, in particular aluminum oxide and titanium dioxide (see EP 449 089) organopolysiloxanes containing sulfonic acid groups (DE 196 27 265.3) and acidic Zeolites and activated carbon (EP 061 137).
• the Reaction temperature between 10 and 150 ° C, preferably between 30 and 130 ° C and most preferably between 40 and 100 ° C.
• the pressure is between the autogenous pressure of the mixture and 50 MPa.
• the imination reaction is carried out at the pressure at which the subsequent reductive amination is carried out.
• Solvents are worked. Suitable monohydric alcohols having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, in particular methanol and ethers, especially THF, MTBE and dioxane.
• Typical catalyst loads are in the range of 0.01 to 10 kg IPN per kg of catalyst per hour, preferably 0.5 to 10 and particularly preferably 0.5 to 5 kg IPN per kg of catalyst per hour.
• the catalyst may be in the form of a suspension catalyst or fixed bed catalyst.
• the use of fixed bed catalysts is advantageous.
• IPN and ammonia are continuously from bottom to top by a with
• the hydrogenation is usually carried out at temperatures between 20 and 150 ° C, preferably 40 and 130 ° C, and pressures of 0.3 to 50 MPa, preferably 5 to 30 MPa. It is also possible to carry out the hydrogenation in the presence of the solvents already mentioned in the imination stage.
• Solvent is that the hydrogenation can be carried out at lower pressures between 0.3 and 10 MPa.
• the hydrogen required for the hydrogenation can be added to the reactor either in the
• the hydrogen can be supplied in cocurrent or countercurrent.
• the hydrogenation is carried out in liquid ammonia as solvent. Between 1 and 500 moles, preferably 5 and 200 moles, more preferably between 5 and 100 moles of ammonia are used per mole of IPN. It is expedient to use at least the amount of ammonia which was set during the preceding imination. However, the ammonia fraction can also be increased to the desired value by adding additional ammonia before the hydrogenation.
• catalysts in principle, all catalysts can be used, the
• Hydrogenation of nitrile and / or imine groups with hydrogen catalyze are nickel, copper, iron, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and
• Cobalt catalysts especially ruthenium and cobalt catalysts.
• the catalysts may additionally
• Typical dopants are z. B. Mo, Fe, Ag, Cr, Ni, V, Ga, In, Bi, Ti, Zr and Mn and the rare earths. typical
• Modifying agents are z.
• those with which the acid-base properties of the catalysts can be influenced preferably alkali and alkaline earth metals or their compounds, preferably Mg and Ca compounds, and phosphoric acid or
• the catalysts may be in the form of powders or moldings, such as. As extrudates or pressed powders are used. Full contacts, Raney type catalysts or supported catalysts can be used. Preference is given to Raney type and supported catalysts.
• Suitable carrier materials are, for. As silica, alumina, aluminosilicates, titanium dioxide, zirconia, diatomaceous earth, aluminum-silicon mixed oxides, magnesium oxide and activated carbon.
• the active metal can be applied in a manner known to those skilled in the carrier material, such as. B. by impregnation, spraying or precipitation. Depending on the nature of the catalyst preparation further, known in the art, preparation steps are necessary, such. As drying, calcination, shaping and activation.
• the required volume of the hydrogenation catalysts to be used depends on the operating pressure, the temperature, the concentration and the catalyst activity dependent LHSV value, (liquid hourly space velocity) must be maintained in order to ensure the most complete hydrogenation of the IPN used.
• the LHSV is preferably used when using the mixture of IPN, ammonia and hydrogen between 0.5 and 4 liters IPN / ammonia mixture per liter of catalyst and per hour, preferably between 1 and 3 liters soln 1 h '1.
• the hydrogenation catalysts to be used are first conditioned with ammonia before they are used in the hydrogenation.
• the catalysts are brought into contact with ammonia or with mixtures of ammonia and one or more solvents.
• the conditioning is carried out after installation of the catalysts in the hydrogenation reactor, but it can also be done before incorporation of the catalysts.
• Conditioning are used between 0.2 and 3, preferably 0.5 and 2 m 3 of ammonia per m 3 of catalyst and hour. Usually, at temperatures between 20 and 150 ° C, preferably 40 to 130 ° C, worked. Particularly preferred is a
• Hydrogenation desired reaction temperature preferably 20 to 150 ° C, heated.
• the conditioning is preferably carried out in the presence of hydrogen, wherein the partial pressure of the hydrogen used in the reactor in the range of 0, 1 to 50 MPa, preferably 5 to 40 MPa, particularly preferably 10 to 30 MPa.
• the period of conditioning depends on the amount of ammonia used and is preferably between 1 and 48 h, more preferably between 12 and 24 h.
• the isophoronenitrile-containing mixture is hydrogenated using a shaped hydrogenation catalyst in the second step. That the
• Hydrogenation stage fed mixture may be directly that which is obtained in the imination of IPN with ammonia in the first stage, or as it after addition or removal of components such.
• ammonia organic solvents, bases, co-catalysts, cyanide salts, hydrocyanic acid and / or water is obtained.
• the hydrogenation is carried out continuously in fixed bed reactors in the trickle or
• Suitable reactor types are z. B.
• Reactors either in trickle bed and sump mode is operated.
• it may additionally remove fractions which are higher or lower than IPDA from the work-up by distillation of the mixture withdrawn from the trickle bed reactor
• Reaction mixture included In addition to residues of IPDA, such fractions may also contain by-products from which IPDA forms again under reaction conditions. It is particularly advantageous to recycle the fraction boiling above IPDA, which contains, apart from residues of IPDA, 2-aza-4,6,6-trimethylbicyclo [3.2.1] octane as the main product. It is likewise particularly advantageous to reduce incompletely reacted IPN, in particular isophorone aminonitrile-containing fractions.
• Feedbacks may also, if desired, be added directly to the reaction mixture to be fed to the hydrogenation stage.
• Stereoisomers are formed.
• a temperature profile in the hydrogenation step the ratio of isomers can be influenced. It is Z. B. possible, an IPN or
• step 1 If relatively low reaction temperatures are maintained in step 1, the selectivity can be shifted in favor of the cis isomer. Compliance relatively lower
• Reaction temperatures at the beginning of the reaction also has the advantage that the thermally labile isophoronenitrile imine is particularly gently hydrogenated and thereby side reactions are suppressed.
• the intermediately formed isophorone aminonitrile is thermally much more stable and can therefore be hydrogenated at higher temperatures, without further side reactions have to be feared.
• the undesirable side reactions also include the elimination of HCN.
• a certain cyanide ion concentration has a positive effect on the selectivity of the hydrogenation stage. This effect is increasingly evident when the cyanide ions are present in the hydrogenation stage right from the beginning and do not form during the hydrogenation. Therefore, a cleavage of HCN during the hydrogenation is to prevent.
• Reaction mixture is fed to the reactor at temperatures between 20 and 90 ° C, and due to the occurring and absorbed by the reaction mixture
• the reaction mixture leaving the hydrogenation is further purified by the usual methods to obtain an IPDA of the desired quality.
• all common separation methods such as distillation, flash evaporation, crystallization, extraction, sorption, permeation, phase separation or combinations of those mentioned are used.
• the purification can be carried out continuously, batchwise, in one or more stages, under reduced pressure or under pressure.
• Possible components which are separated, for example, in the further purification are hydrogen, ammonia, water and those resulting from the production of IPDA from IPN
• the purification is preferably achieved by distillation under pressure and / or in vacuo in several steps.
• any distillation columns with and without internals such.
• a first step in particular hydrogen, inert gases, ammonia, low-boiling impurities and possibly also water in one or more
• the separation is preferably carried out at a pressure which is less than in the reaction step. If the separation takes place in several distillation steps, it is advantageous for the pressure to be lowered in stages. Most preferably, the separation is carried out above 1 bar and with
• Hydrogen and some of the low-boiling impurities can be wholly or partly recycled to the process (reaction).
• the low-boiling impurities and optionally proportions of hydrogen and ammonia are fed to the thermal utilization.
• a second step other low-boiling impurities, water and heavy-boiling impurities are completely or partially separated.
• This can be done in one or more distillation columns.
• water can be distilled off together with organic, low-boiling impurities and optionally portions of IPDA overhead the column and separated after condensation in an aqueous and an organic phase.
• the organic phase can be partially recycled as reflux into the column.
• the second step of the distillation is carried out in a single column (eg a dividing wall column), the IPDA of the desired purity is taken off via a side stream, while the heavy-boiling impurities are obtained in the bottom of the column.
• the IPDA is obtained at the top of a column.
• the separation of the light and heavy boiling impurities and water is preferably carried out in vacuo between 100 Pa and 0.0999 MPa and bottom temperatures of 50 - 300 ° C.
• All secondary components can be sent for thermal recycling.
• the present invention is thus characterized in particular in that, contrary to the prior art, maximizing the selectivity of the reductive
• IPAN amidine bicycl shows two comparable experimental settings, which differ only by the cyanide ion concentration in the feed. It is clear that by adding a quantity of cyanide corresponding to 1000 ppmw of HCN, the amount of bicyclic amine formed is reduced from 4.13% to 2.03%. The intermediate amidine is lowered from 1.40% to 1.00%. Since no reduced activity could be detected (IPN and IPAN sales constant), the yield of IPDA in the crude product increases from 93.23% to 95.69%.
• Examples 1-3 the cyanide was added manually. This provides comparable conditions among the results. According to the invention, however, the generation of the cyanide ions in the prereactor is preferred.
• IPN and ammonia are mixed continuously in a container. From there, the mixture passes through a pump in the 2-liter prereactor, with the ion exchanger according to
• EP 042,119 is filled to catalyze the imine formation from IPN and ammonia.
• the mixture is hydrogenated in a 6 l trickle bed reactor with three individually heatable temperature zones.
• example 1 In the experimental apparatus described above, a 21.5% ammoniacal IPN solution was hydrogenated aminatively at a LHSV of 1.8 l of water.
• the catalyst used was a kieselguhr-supported cobalt contact.
• the pressure in the plant was 252 bar.
• the set temperature profile in the hydrogenation corresponds to an adiabatic one

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