| abstract |
processes for the manufacture of ethyleneamines and ethanolamines and triazine derivatives. process for the manufacture of ethyleneamines and ethanolamines, comprising the steps of: (i) converting a glycolaldehyde derivative of formula (ii) (ii) wherein r2, r3 are - the same or different - hydrogen, alkyl, such as c1-alkyl 6, or cycloalkyl, such as c3-6 cycloalkyl; and an amination agent of formula (iii); (iii) wherein R 1 is hydrogen (h), alkyl, such as C 1-6 alkyl, or cycloalkyl, such as C 3-6 cycloalkyl, in the gas or liquid phase; (ii) feeding the reaction products obtained in step (i) into a hydrogenation reactor, in which the reaction products are converted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst. |