Ammonia → 6-Aminohexanenitrile

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In the autoclave described in Example 1 there were placed 32 g of 5-formylvaleronitrile and 10 g of cobalt catalyst under argon. The autoclave was then sealed and 130 ml of ammonia were forced in. The mixture was stirred using a magnetic stirrer and was heated to 100° C. and the overall pressure raised to 100 bar by forcing in hydrogen and then kept at this value by continuous replenishment with hydrogen. After a period of 20 hours the autoclave was depressurized and the hydrogenation effluent analyzed by gas chromatography. The products formed comprised 56% of 6-aminocapronitrile and 6% of hexamethylene diamine (conversion 100%).

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