Caprolactam → N-Methylcaprolactam

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A solution of 18.28% of methyl 6-aminocaproate and 5.75% of caprolactam in water was pumped through a 40 ml tube reactor at 300° C. and 100 bar with a residence time of 15 minutes. The exit stream contained according to quantitative gas chromatography 15.09% by weight of caprolactam, corresponding to a yield of 65.6%, based on methyl 6-aminocaproate. N-methylcaprolactam was formed as a by-product in a 5.8% yield.

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