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The '''Raschig hydroxylamine synthesis''' is an industrial process for producing [[hydroxylamine]]. The hydroxylamine is generally used in the manufacture of [[caprolactam]] and hence [[nylon-6]], although it also finds use in the semiconductor industry.
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The '''Raschig hydroxylamine process''' is an industrial process for producing [[hydroxylamine]], a modification of [[Fritz Raschig]]'s original synthesis of hydroxylamine.<ref>{{citation | last = Raschig | first = F. | title = Ueber das Verhalten der salpetrigen zur schwefligen Säure | journal = Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. | volume = 241 | issue = 2 | pages = 161–252 | year = 1887 | doi = 10.1002/jlac.18872410202}}. {{citation | inventor-last = Raschig | inventor-first = Fritz | title = Verfahren zur Darstellung von Hydroxylamindisulfonsauren Alkalislatze und von Hydroxylamin aus letzteren | country-code = DE | patent-number = 41987 | issue-date = 1887-12-17}}.</ref> The hydroxylamine is generally used in the manufacture of [[caprolactam]] and hence [[nylon-6]], although it also finds use in the semiconductor industry.
  
 
==Process chemistry==
 
==Process chemistry==
The synthesis is a three step process. First, [[ammonia]] is [[Oxidation|oxidized]] in air to give nitrogen oxides (preferably [[dinitrogen trioxide]]), which react with [[ammonium carbonate]] to give [[ammonium nitrite]]:
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The synthesis is a three step process.<ref name="Maxwell">{{citation | title = Synthetic nitrogen products: a practical guide to the products and processes | first = Gary R. | last = Maxwell | pages = 376–77 | publisher = Springer | year = 2004 | isbn = 0306482258}}.</ref> First, [[ammonia]] is [[Oxidation|oxidized]] in air to give nitrogen oxides (preferably [[dinitrogen trioxide]]), which react with [[ammonium carbonate]] to give [[ammonium nitrite]]:
:2NH<sub>3</sub> + 3O<sub>2</sub> &rarr; N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> + 3H<sub>2</sub>O
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:2 NH<sub>3</sub> + 3 O<sub>2</sub> &rarr; N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> + 3 H<sub>2</sub>O
:N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> + (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> &rarr; 2NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>2</sub> + CO<sub>2</sub>
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:N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> + (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> &rarr; 2 NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>2</sub> + CO<sub>2</sub>
 
The ammonium nitrite is reduced with [[sulfur dioxide]] in the presence of ammonia at 5&nbsp;°C to give [[diammonium hydroxylaminedisulfonate]]:
 
The ammonium nitrite is reduced with [[sulfur dioxide]] in the presence of ammonia at 5&nbsp;°C to give [[diammonium hydroxylaminedisulfonate]]:
:NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>2</sub> + 2SO<sub>2</sub> + NH<sub>3</sub> &rarr; (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>[HON(SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]
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:NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>2</sub> + 2 SO<sub>2</sub> + NH<sub>3</sub> &rarr; (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>[HON(SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]
 
The disulfonate is then hydrolyzed at 100&nbsp;°C to give [[hydroxylamine sulfate]]:
 
The disulfonate is then hydrolyzed at 100&nbsp;°C to give [[hydroxylamine sulfate]]:
:(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>[HON(SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] + H<sub>2</sub>O &rarr; NH<sub>2</sub>OH·H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> + (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>
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:2 (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>[HON(SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] + 3 H<sub>2</sub>O &rarr; (NH<sub>3</sub>OH)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> + 2 (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==External links==
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*[http://shippai.jst.go.jp/en/Detail?fn=0&id=CC1000050&]
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*[http://www.csb.gov/assets/document/Concept_case_study.pdf]
  
 
[[Category:Hydroxylamine]]
 
[[Category:Hydroxylamine]]

Latest revision as of 20:35, 3 July 2010

The Raschig hydroxylamine process is an industrial process for producing hydroxylamine, a modification of Fritz Raschig's original synthesis of hydroxylamine.[1] The hydroxylamine is generally used in the manufacture of caprolactam and hence nylon-6, although it also finds use in the semiconductor industry.

Process chemistry

The synthesis is a three step process.[2] First, ammonia is oxidized in air to give nitrogen oxides (preferably dinitrogen trioxide), which react with ammonium carbonate to give ammonium nitrite:

2 NH3 + 3 O2 → N2O3 + 3 H2O
N2O3 + (NH4)2CO3 → 2 NH4NO2 + CO2

The ammonium nitrite is reduced with sulfur dioxide in the presence of ammonia at 5 °C to give diammonium hydroxylaminedisulfonate:

NH4NO2 + 2 SO2 + NH3 → (NH4)2[HON(SO3)2]

The disulfonate is then hydrolyzed at 100 °C to give hydroxylamine sulfate:

2 (NH4)2[HON(SO3)2] + 3 H2O → (NH3OH)2SO4 + 2 (NH4)2SO4

References

  1. Raschig, F. Ueber das Verhalten der salpetrigen zur schwefligen Säure. Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1887, 241 (2), 161–252. DOI: 10.1002/jlac.18872410202. Raschig, Fritz Verfahren zur Darstellung von Hydroxylamindisulfonsauren Alkalislatze und von Hydroxylamin aus letzteren. DE Patent 41987, issued 17 December 1887.
  2. Maxwell, Gary R. Synthetic nitrogen products: a practical guide to the products and processes; Springer, 2004; pp 376–77. ISBN 0306482258.

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