Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1982, 47, 928-935
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19820928
Formation of sulfur compounds in the hydrodenitrogenation of piperidine, pyridine, 1-pentylamine and 1-pent-4-enylamine on a nickel-tungsten catalyst in the presence of hydrogen sulfide
Mirko Černý
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol
Abstract
Hydrogenations of piperidine, pyridine, 1-pentylamine, and 1-pent-4-enylamine were carried out in an autoclave at 300°C on a sulfidized nickel-tungsten catalyst using either pure hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen with hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide was found to raise the degree of conversion of the starting substances and accelerate the hydrodenitrogenation by formation of sulfur compounds; 1-pentanethiol, di(1-pentyl)sulfide, 2-methylthiacyclopentane, thiacyclohexane and other sulfur compounds were detected in the reaction mixtures in the presence of hydrogensulfide. A reaction pathway is suggested of the hydrodenitrogenation of piperidine in the presence of hydrogen sulfide, accounting for the favourable effect of the latter on the hydrodenitrogenation of nitrogen compounds.
