Methods of Manufacturing
REACTION OF ACETALDEHYDE, AMMONIA, AND FORMALDEHYDE IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST SUCH AS AN OXIDE OR A PHOSPHATE OF A TRI OR TETRAVALENT METAL AT 250-500 DEG C AND ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; NATURAL PYRIDINE IS DERIVED IN ISOLATED FORM FROM COKING OPERATIONS.
BY EXTRACTION FROM LOWER-BOILING FRACTIONS OF TAR DISTILLATES AFTER REMOVAL OF TAR ACIDS BY SULFURIC ACID & PURIFICATION BY DISTILLATION WITH LIME ... .
MOST COMMERCIAL PYRIDINE IS OBTAINED BY DISTILLATION FROM CRUDE COAL TAR ... . INCREASED DEMAND FOR HIGH-PURITY PYRIDINE HAS LED TO ... SYNTHESIZING IT FROM ACETYLENE, FORMALDEHYDE, HEMIMETHYLAL & AMMONIA.
Pyridine and pyridine derivatives are made from paraldehyde and aqueous ammonia, in the presence of a catalyst, at elevated temperatures.
Vapor phase reaction of acrolein with ammonia, in the presence of a dehydration catalyst, produces high yields of beta-picoline and pyridine in a ratio of approximately 2:1.
U.S. Exports
(1975) 3.41X10+9 GRAMS
(1970) 1.36X10+9 GRAMS
U.S. Imports
(1973) 4.5X10+6 GRAMS
(1970) 4.6X10+7 GRAMS
U.S. Production
(1970) 4.09X10+9 GRAMS (2 DEG C GRADE)
Consumption Patterns
APPROX 33% IS USED AS A SOLVENT IN DRUG MFR AND AS A REAGENT (INCL AS A SCAVENGER FOR ACIDS); 17-33% AS AN INT FOR ANTIHISTAMINES (INCL CHLOROPHENIRAMINE MALEATE) AND ANTI-INFECTIVES (INCL CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE); 8-17% AS AN INT FOR PIPERIDINE; 8-17% AS AN INT FOR WATERPROOFING AGENTS IN THE TEXTILE INDUST; AND 8-17% IN MISC APPLICATIONS (1970)
(1975) 6.81X10+9 G (SECONDARY CONSUMPTION EST)