METHODS OF CONVERTING GLYCERINE TO AMINO ALCOHOLS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC C07C213/02 C07C215/08 C07C29/145 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an improved method of producing amino alcohol of formula: , where R¹ and R² are selected from H, C₁-C₆alkyl, by converting glycerine. The method comprises steps on which glycerine is heated in the presence of a copper-containing metallic catalyst to obtain hydroxyacetone; hydroxyacetone reacts with the corresponding amine compound so as to maintain low concentration of hydroxyacetone in the reaction mixture while adding to the amine compound to obtain an adduct; and the adduct is reduced using a hydrogen-containing reducing agent in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst selected from a group comprising RANEY® nickel, RANEY® nickel doped with other transition metals selected from Mo, Cr, Pd, Fe or combinations thereof.

EFFECT: method reduces or prevents formation of considerable amounts of undesirable by-products.

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