Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for preparing triallyl cyanurate (TAC) by reacting cyanuric chloride with allyl alcohol in the presence of an alkali metal acid acceptor and in the absence of an organic solvent other than allyl alcohol. According to the invention, TAC is obtained in over 99% purity with an APHA colour number below 10 in a yield of over 90% when 3.9 to 6.0 mol of allyl alcohol and 3.0 to 3.2 equivalents of acid acceptor are used per mole of cyanuric chloride, cyanuric chloride and acid acceptor are added simultaneously or successively to anhydrous or at least 50% by weight aqueous allyl alcohol, and the reaction is performed in one or more stages at a temperature in the range of ?5 to +50° C.

Abstract: Process for producing ammonium-2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)-butyrate, mixtures containing the same in liquid form and their use. In order to produce ammonium-2-hydroxy-4-methylthio-n-butyrate and mixtures containing the same with a remarkable fluidity and a very low oligomer proportion by a process based on exclusively “liquid” steps, the reaction mixture is treated with a water-immiscible or partially water-miscible inert solvent, until a first organic extract and a first aqueous raffinate are obtained, and the first organic extract is decomposed into a second organic extract and a second aqueous raffinate by treating it with ammonia and phase separation. Re-extraction of MHA as MHAAS is carried out in the second aqueous raffinate, causing salt formation, and MHAAS is isolated from the second aqueous raffinate. This compound is useful as feedstuff supplement and as methionine substitute.

Abstract: Known processes for producing 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyric acid (MHA) use a liquid-liquid extraction or a combined liquid/liquid and solid/liquid phase separation to isolate MHA from a reaction mixture produced by hydrolysing MMP-cyanhydrine. These processes are either costly or produce waste that is difficult to dispose of. These disadvantages are eliminated by isolating MHA by solid/liquid separation. The reaction mixture is evaporated until a MHA-containing salt residue with little or no residual water is obtained the MHA-containing, salt residue is treated with an organic solvent to produce a suspension, solid components are separated from the thus obtained suspension until a MHA-containing solution is obtained, the organic solvent is removed from the MHA-containing solution until a MHA residue is obtained and if required the MHA residue is then conditioned by water admixture. Besides high quality MHA, this process produces marketable crystalline ammonium sulphate and/or hydrogenated ammonium sulphate.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the production of iminodiacetonitrile by reaction of hexamethylenetetramine with hydrogen cyanide in acidic aqueous mediums. In this process the pH during the reaction which is 5.5 to 7.5 at the beginning is progressively lowered, altogether around 0.5 to 3.5 units and free formaldehyde is present only to a slight extent. Through this and in contrast to the known processes the formation of byproducts is suppressed and iminodiacetonitrile is produced directly in very good yields and sufficiently pure for further use.

Abstract: There is provided a process, preferably continuous and in a given case successive, substitution of one or two chlorine atoms of cyanuric chloride by one or two amines, which may be the same or different, in the presence of an acid acceptor and in the presence of an organic solvent, particularly for the production of 2-alkylamino-4,6-dichloro and preferably for the production of 2,4-di(alkylamino)-6-chloro-s-triazines wherein there is added 1.00 to 1.05 mole, preferably 1.00 to 1.03 mole of a first amine to a 4.5 to 50 weight % suspension or solution of cyanuric chloride in a mixture of 65 to 85 weight % of xylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, benzene and/or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon with 5 to 10 carbon atoms (toluene being preferred) and 35 to 15 weight % of a ketone with 3 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably acetone, while maintaining the temperature between about 0 and about 20.degree. C, preferably about 10 to 18.degree. C.

Abstract: There is provided a process for the substitution of one or for the successive substitution of two chlorine atoms of cyanuric chloride by one or two amines whch may be the same or different in the presence of an acid binding agent and in the presence of an organic solvent, particularly for the production of 2-alkylamino-4,6-dichloro-, s-triazines and more preferably for the production of 2,4-di-(alkylamino)-6-chloro-s-triazines wherein there is used a 4 to 60 weight % solution or suspension of cyanuric chloride in a mixture of 65 to 85 weight % of one or more aliphatic hydrocarbons or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons hving 5 to 10 carbon atoms and/or one or more aromatic hydrocarbons and 35 to 15 weight % of one or more ketones having 3 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: There is provided a process for the production of a solution or suspension of cyanuric chloride in a water containing organic solvent wherein the liquid cyanuric chloride and the organic-aqueous solvent are mixed together while being agitated, the liquid cyanuric chloride at a temperature between its melting point and 200.degree. C. is led into the flowing organic-aqueous solvent with a velocity of Vcy (in kg per hour) wherein ##EQU1## where P is the desired concentration of cyanuric chloride in the solution or suspension to be produced in weight %, P.sub.LM is the concentration of cyanuric chloride in the solvent used which also includes O,V.sub.lm is the velocity of the solvent added in kg/h,And P.sub.LM, V.sub.LM and T.sub.LM, the temperature of the added solvent, are so selected that the expression ##EQU2## does not exceed the boiling temperature in .degree. C. of the solvent used and wherein C.sub.p (LM) and C.sub.p (Cy) signify the specific heat capacities in cal. x g.sup.-.sup.1 .times. (.degree.