scholarly journals METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF 2,4,6-TRIHYDROXYTOLUENE FROM 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE

Author(s):  
И.А. Щурова ◽  
Н.А. Алексеева ◽  
С.В. Сысолятин ◽  
В.В. Малыхин

Статья посвящена усовершенствованию способа получения 2,4,6-тригидрокситолуола, востребованного химического реагента в синтезе азокрасителей и пигментов, а также химико-фармацевтических препаратов и различных полимеров. Основным сырьем для его получения является 2,4,6-тринитротолуол, который подвергают каталитическому гидрированию с последующим гидролизом образовавшегося 2,4,6-триаминотолуола. В данной работе предложены условия многоциклового использования палладиевого катализатора гидрирования 2,4,6-тринитротолуола, позволяющие сохранять активность катализатора и повысить выход 2,4,6-триаминотолуола выше 98 %. Аминопроизводное выделяется в виде дисульфата действием концентрированной серной кислоты. Кроме того, изучено влияние соотношения вода/дисульфат 2,4,6-триаминотолуола на выход 2,4,6-тригидрокситолуола; найдены условия, в которых выход на стадии гидролиза увеличен до 83-84 %. Проведен сравнительный анализ различных способов выделения 2,4,6-тригидрокситолуола из реакционной массы. The paper is concerned with upgrading the synthetic method for 2,4,6-trihydroxytoluene, an in-demand chemical reactant in the synthesis of azo-dyes and pigments, as well as chemical pharmaceuticals and various polymers. The basic feedstock for the synthesis thereof is 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, which is subjected to catalytic hydrogenation followed by hydrolysis of the resulting 2,4,6-triaminotoluene. Here we suggest conditions for the multicycle use of Pd catalyst employed for the hydrogenation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, which allow the catalyst activity to be retained and the yield of 2,4,6-triaminotoluene to be enhanced above 98%. The amino derivative is liberated as the disulfate by concentrated sulfuric acid. Moreover, we examined how the ratio of water / 2,4,6-triaminotoluene disulfate influences the yield of 2,4,6-trihydroxytoluene. Conditions were found in which the yield from hydrolysis is 83-84 %. Different methods for the isolation of 2,4,6-trihydroxytoluene from the reaction mixture were comparatively analyzed.

1987 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 1675 ◽  
Author(s):  
NR Browne ◽  
RFC Brown ◽  
FW Eastwood ◽  
GD Fallon

The title diester , Ph2C=C=C=C( COOEt )2 (2), has been prepared by a Wittig reaction between (2-bromo-3,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-yl) triphenylphosphonium bromide and diethyl 2-oxopropane-1,3-dioate ( mesoxalic ester). The diester (2) undergoes cyclization reactions in concentrated sulfuric acid to give diethyl 2-(3'-phenyl-1H-inden-1'-y1idene)propane-l,3-dioate (4) and triethyl 3-oxo-3',9-diphenyl-2,3-dihydrospiro[lH-fluorene-1,l'-[1H]indene]-2,2,4-tricarboxylate (6), the structure of which was determined by X-ray crystallography. The title diester (2)adds cyclopentadiene across the 2,3-C=C bond to give diethyl 3-(2',2'-diphenylethenylidene)bicyclo[2.2.l]hept-5-ene-2,2-dicarboxylate (10). Alkaline hydrolysis of diester (10) gives an unstable colourless acid and a stable yellow crypto acid shown by X-ray crystallography to be 3-(2',2'-diphenylethenyl)bicyclo[2.2.l]hepta-2,5-diene-2-carboxylic acid (12). Attempts to convert diesters (2) and acid (12) into derivatives suitable for pyrolytic generation of Ph2C=C=C=C=C=O failed; The mono-acid chloride (14) yielded a small phenylazulene fraction on pyrolysis at 780-800°/0.02 mm.


2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-212
Author(s):  
Kando Janga ◽  
Nils Dyrset ◽  
Karin Øyaas ◽  
Størker Moe

The fermentability of hydrolyzates derived from two-stage concentrated sulfuric acid hydrolysis of Trembling aspen (Populus tremula) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) were investigated. Three types of hydrolyzates were produced at mild, moderate and high decrystallization severity conditions. Portions of each of the original hydrolyzates were concentrated by vacuum evaporation to increase the sugar fraction to simulate industrial applications. Both sets of hydrolyzates were fermented anaerobically using Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 96581. After 23 hours of fermentation, complete glucose consumption was observed for all the original hydrolyzates, with no signs of inhibition. The ethanol yields from these hydrolyzates ranged from 68% to 90% of theoretical value. Fermentation of concentrated aspen hydrolyzates produced at mild or moderate decrystallization severity showed a significant lag phase, associated with relatively high furfural content in the samples (approximately 2 g/L). No lag phase was apparent for aspen produced at high decrystallization severity or pine hydrolyzates. However, furfural had no adverse effect on the maximum ethanol yield. No inhibitory effect of HMF, acetic acid, formic acid or levulinic acid was detected in the concentrated hydrolyzates due to the relatively low concentrations of these compounds. The ethanol yields from concentrated hydrolyzates were above 97% of theoretical with exception of pine hydrolyzate produced at high severity which had a fairy good yield of 87%. The quantitative analysis of inhibitors and the fermentability investigation showed that both the original and concentrated hydrolyzates from the concentrated sulfuric acid process were readily fermentable, and furfural was singled out as the most important inhibitor in these hydrolyzates.


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