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Nitration of phthalic acid and phthalic anhydride using nitric acid

Patent 5155234 Issued on October 13, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 13, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Process for making dinitrotoluene
Patent #: 3981933
Issued on: 09/21/1976
Inventor: Cook ,   et al.

Method for making N-substituted nitrophthalimides
Patent #: 4902809
Issued on: 02/20/1990
Inventor: Groeneweg, et al.

Nitration reactions with acid anhydride promoters Patent #: 4921970
Issued on: 05/01/1990
Inventor: Odle

Inventor

Application

No. 700934 filed on 05/13/1991

US Classes:

549/243, Nitrogen or additional chalcogen bonded directly to the bicyclo ring system562/434, Nitro or nitroso562/856, Processes562/887Carboxylic acid anhydrides (i.e., compounds having the -C(=O)-O-C(=O)- group)

Examiners

Primary: Shippen, Michael L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

C07D 307/77

Abstract

A process for the preparation of nitrophthalic acid by the nitration of phthalic acid and/or phthalic anhydride using only nitric acid, said nitric acid having a concentration of at least about 95% by weight, and then recovering the nitrophthalic acid formed from the nitric acid solution.

Other References

  • Hughes, et al., "Kinetics and Mechanism of Aromatic Nitration," Part II, pp. 2400-2440 (1949)
  • Noller, "Chemistry of Organic Compounds," pp. 439-455 (1957
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