Petroleum Chemistry, Vol.36, No.1, 67-74, 1996
Activity of copper- and iron-containing catalysts in the reaction of diols with ammonia in the presence of hydrogen
An investigation has been made of the vapour-phase reaction of 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentadiol, 1,6-hexanediol and 2,5-hexanediol with ammonia and hydrogen at a temperature of 160-230 degrees C on oxide copper-zinc-aluminium catalyst SNM-1 and a reduced, promoted, sintered iron catalyst. The composition of the main reaction products has been established, and schemes of their formation are suggested.