A process for the production of 3-hydroxypropionitrile is provided. This process includes (a) reacting acrylonitrile with water at a defined molar ratio in the presence of a weak base under specific temperature and pressure conditions until a conversion in the range of about 40% to about 80% has been achieved; (b) after cooling the mixture obtained in (a), separating off its aqueous phase; (c) distilling off the acrylonitrile from the organic phase remaining after (b); (d) subjecting the mixture obtained in (c) to pyrolysis at specific temperature and pressure conditions in the presence of a basic catalyst to obtain a mixture consisting mainly of 3-hydroxypropionitrile and acrylonitrile; and (e) isolating the desired 3-hydroxypropionitrile by fractional distillation from the mixture obtained in (d). Such a process in which the basic aqueous phase and the acrylonitrile that has been distilled off are recycled represents a preferred embodiment.
提供一种生产
3-羟基丙腈的方法。该方法包括:(a)在特定的摩尔比下,在弱碱存在的条件下,将
丙烯腈与
水反应,直到达到约40%至约80%的转化率;(b)冷却(a)步骤得到的混合物后,分离其
水相;(c)从(b)步骤后剩余的有机相中蒸馏掉
丙烯腈;(d)在特定的温度和压力条件下,在碱性催化剂存在的情况下,对(c)步骤得到的混合物进行热解,以获得主要由
3-羟基丙腈和
丙烯腈组成的混合物;(e)通过在(d)步骤得到的混合物中进行分馏,从中分离所需的
3-羟基丙腈。将基础
水相和蒸馏出的
丙烯腈进行回收的这种方法代表了一种首选实施方式。