COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING NYLON 6

摘要

Methods and compounds for producing nylon 6 are disclosed. Di-substituted furanic compounds may be used as the raw material for producing precursor compounds for nylon 6, and the precursor compounds are convertible to nylon 6.

主权项

1. A method for producing nylon 6, the method comprising:
converting at least one furanic compound of formulawherein
M1 is X is —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —N3, an acetate, or sulfonate, and Y is —C(O)R or —C(O)OR, to an amino carbonyl compound of formulawherein R is —H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl; and
converting the amino carbonyl compound to nylon 6.