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United States Patent [191 [11] Patent Number: 4,766,245 Larkin et al. [45] Date of Patent: Aug. 23, 1988 [54] PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF Primary Examiner-Glennon H. Hollrah POLYOXYALKYLENE POLYAMINES Assistant Examiner-John A. Sopp [75] Inventors: John M. Larkin; Terry L. Renken, Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Jack H. Park; Kenneth R. Priem both of Austin, Tex. [73] Assignee: Texaco Inc., White Plains, N.Y. [57] ABSTRACI‘ [21] Appl, No.: 707,126 An improved method for the manufacture of high mo lecular weight polyoxyalkylene amines wherein a hy [22] Filed: Mar. 1, 1985 droxy-terminated polyoxyalkylene compound having a [51] Int, Cl.‘ .. C07C 85/02; C07C 85/06 molecular weight of at least 500 is reacted with ammo [52] US. Cl. .. 564/474; 564/475; nia in the presence of hydrogen and Raney nickel 564/480 /a1uminum under anhydrous reductive amination con= [58] Field of Search .. 564/474, 475, 480 ditions to provide the corresponding polyoxyalkylene [56] References Cited amine in good yield and selectivity. U.,S. PATENT DOCUMENTS The Raney nickel/aluminum is a nickel/aluminum alloy treated with a base, such as sodium hydroxide, so as to 3,270,059 8/1966 Winderl 564/475