| abstract |
The invention relates to a method for producing an amine by reacting a primary or secondary alcohol, aldehyde and/or ketone with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound, selected from the group including ammonia, primary and secondary amines, in the presence of a zirconium dioxide-containing, copper-containing and nickel-containing catalyst, the catalytically active mass of the catalyst prior to its reduction with hydrogen containing oxygen-containing compounds of zirconium, copper, nickel, 0.2 to 40% by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of cobalt, calculated as CoO, 0.1 to 5% by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of iron, calculated as Fe2O3, and 0.1 to 5% by weight of oxygen-containing compounds of lead, tin, bismuth and/or antimony, each calculated as PbO, SnO, Bi2O3 or Sb2O3. The invention also relates to catalysts of the above type. |