CH174079A - Process for the production of phthalonitrile. - Google Patents

Process for the production of phthalonitrile.

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CH174079A
CH174079A CH174079DA CH174079A CH 174079 A CH174079 A CH 174079A CH 174079D A CH174079D A CH 174079DA CH 174079 A CH174079 A CH 174079A
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phthalimide
phthalonitrile
ammonia
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Limited Imperial Ch Industries
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Ici Ltd
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  Verfahren zur Herstellung von     Phthalonitril.       Es wurde gefunden, dass     Phthalonitril    in  guter Ausbeute erhalten werden kann, wenn  man     Phthalimid    mit     Ammoniakgas    in Gegen  wart eines dehydratisierenden Katalysators  auf 300-3500 C erhitzt, welcher bei der  angewandten Temperatur fest bleibt und nicht  leicht mit Ammoniak oder andern vorhan  denen Verbindungen eine permanente Kom  bination eingeht. Solche Katalysatoren sind  z. B. Kieselerde,     Thorerde,    Tonerde und der  gleichen. Gallertartige Kieselerde ist beson  ders geeignet. Das     Phthalimid    kann z. B.

    geschmolzen, zusammen mit dem Ammoniak  gas, über den erhitzten     Katalyten    geleitet  werden. Es ist jedoch vorteilhafter ein Ge  misch von     Ammoniakgas    und     Phthalimid-          dampf    zu verwenden. Das     Phthalimid    kann  in     situ    in der     Katalysatorkammer    aus     Phthal-          säureanhydrid    und     Ammoniakgas    hergestellt       werden.     



  <I>Beispiel:</I>  25 Gewichtsteile     Phthalimid    werden er  hitzt und der sich entwickelnde Dampf wird    während einer Stunde über 288 Gewichts  teile auf 360 0 C gehaltener, gallertartiger  Kieselerde geleitet. Ein     Ammoniakstrom    wird  mit dem     Phthalimiddampf    in einem solchen  Verhältnis mitgeführt, dass in dem Gas stets  reichlich Ammoniak vorhanden ist. Die flüs  sigen und gasförmigen Reaktionsprodukte  werden in einem grossen, gekühlten Behälter  kondensiert.

   Das feste Kondensat wird dann  gepulvert und mit wässerigem     Ätznatron    um  gerührt, um unverändertes     Phthalimid    und       alkalilösliche    Nebenprodukte zu entfernen  und alles     Phthalimid    in Ammoniak und     alkali-          lösliche    Produkte umzuwandeln.

   Nach dem  Filtern und Waschen verbleibt beinahe reines       Phthalonitril    mit einem Schmelzpunkt von       138-140    0     C.        Die        Ausbeute        ist        75        %        der     theoretischen, auf das     Phthalimid    berechneten.  



  Das Endprodukt des vorliegenden Verfah  rens ist bereits bekannt.



  Process for the production of phthalonitrile. It has been found that phthalonitrile can be obtained in good yield if phthalimide is heated with ammonia gas in the presence of a dehydrating catalyst to 300-3500 C, which remains solid at the temperature used and does not easily become permanent with ammonia or other compounds Combination. Such catalysts are e.g. B. silica, gate earth, clay and the like. Gelatinous silica is particularly suitable. The phthalimide can e.g. B.

    melted, together with the ammonia gas, are passed over the heated catalyst. However, it is more advantageous to use a mixture of ammonia gas and phthalimide vapor. The phthalimide can be produced in situ in the catalyst chamber from phthalic anhydride and ammonia gas.



  <I> Example: </I> 25 parts by weight of phthalimide are heated and the vapor that develops is passed over 288 parts by weight of gelatinous silica held at 360 ° C. for one hour. A stream of ammonia is entrained with the phthalimide vapor in such a ratio that there is always ample ammonia in the gas. The liquid and gaseous reaction products are condensed in a large, cooled container.

   The solid condensate is then powdered and stirred with aqueous caustic soda to remove unchanged phthalimide and alkali-soluble by-products and to convert all phthalimide into ammonia and alkali-soluble products.

   After filtering and washing, almost pure phthalonitrile with a melting point of 138-140 ° C. remains. The yield is 75% of the theoretical calculated on the phthalimide.



  The end product of the present process is already known.

 

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PATENTANSPRUCH: Verfahren zur Herstellung von Phthaloni- tril, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man Phtha- Timid auf 300-500 C mit Ammoniakgas in Gegenwart eines deshydratisierenden Kata lysators erhitzt, welcher bei der angewandten Temperatur fest bleibt und nicht leicht mit Ammoniak oder andern, vorhandenen Ver bindungen eine permanente Kombination ein geht. . UNTERANSPRMI3E 1. Verfahren nach Patentanspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man das Phthalimid verdampft. 2. Verfahren nach Patentanspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man als Katalysator gallertartige Kieselerde verwendet. PATENT CLAIM: Process for the production of phthalonitrile, characterized in that phtha- timid is heated to 300-500 C with ammonia gas in the presence of a deshydrating catalyst which remains solid at the temperature used and is not easily treated with ammonia or other existing ver ties enter into a permanent combination. . SUB-CLAIM 1. Method according to claim, characterized in that the phthalimide is evaporated. 2. The method according to claim, characterized in that the catalyst used is gelatinous silica.
CH174079D 1933-01-13 1934-01-12 Process for the production of phthalonitrile. CH174079A (en)

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