Abstract: A process for the preparation of amines of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 denote hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 alkylcycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl, or C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 aralkyl,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together denote a saturated or unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.9 alkylene dichain andR.sup.3 or R.sup.5 denotes C.sub.21 -C.sub.200 alkyl, C.sub.21 -C.sub.200 alkenyl or they together form a C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene dichain,by the reaction of olefins of the general formula II ##STR2## in which R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 have the above meanings, with ammonia or primary or secondary amines of the general formula III ##STR3## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the above meanings, at temperatures ranging from 200.degree. to 350.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for preparing amine oxides of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 -hydroxyalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 -aminoalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.30 -alkoxyalkyl, aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 -aralkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 -alkylaryl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl-, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy- or halogen-monosubstituted, -disubstituted, -trisubstituted, -tetrasubstituted or -pentasubstituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl, aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 -aralkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 -alkylaryl, --[(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --O].sub.n --R.sup.4, --{[CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 ]--O}.sub.m --R.sup.5, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are together an uninterrupted or oxygen-, nitrogen- or sulfur-interrupted C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -alkylene diradical chainR.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl, hydroxyl, --COR.sup.6 or --CH.sub.2 --COOR.sup.7, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl, aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 -aralkyl or C.sub.7 -C.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of alkoxycarboxylic acid esters of the general formula I ##STR1## in which Y denotes CR.sup.4 R.sup.5 or CR.sup.4 R.sup.5 -CR.sup.6 R.sup.7,R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 denote C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 aralkyl, and C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 alkylaryl andR.sup.2, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 can additionally denote hydrogen, and n is 0 or 1,by the reaction of hydroxycarboxylic acid esters of the general formula II ##STR2## in which R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.8, Y, and n have the aforementioned meanings, with alcohols of the general formula IIIR.sub.1 --OH (III),in which R.sup.1 has the aforementioned meanings, in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts at temperatures ranging from 100.degree. to 400.degree. C. and pressures ranging from 0.01 to 150 bar, wherein the heterogeneous catalysts used are zeolites and/or hydrothermally prepared phosphates.