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US4173708A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Purification of 4,4'-benzophenonedicarboxylic acid

Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1977-10-31
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Granted: 1979-11-06
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Expires: 1997-10-31
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Abstract

Abstract A process is described for purifying 4,4'-benzophenonedicarboxylic acid, useful in preparing thermoplastic polyesters yielding molded articles having high impact strength, wherein the acid contains aromatic monocarboxylic acid genetic impurity, which comprises the steps of (a) mixing the impure 4,4-benzophenonedicarboxylic acid with aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution, containing about 28 weight percent or less of ammonia in a weight ratio of solution to acid of about 5:1 to 100:1, thereby forming a solution of the diammonium salt of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid; (b) mixing the resultant solution with an inert water-soluble organic liquid which is a non-solvent for the diammonium salt, in a weight ratio of organic liquid to solution not greater than about 20:1, thereby precipitating the diammonium salt of the acid; (c) separating the diammonium salt from the solution; and (d) recovering the aromatic dicarboxylic acid from the diammonium salt.

Inventors

  • 👤 Louis R. Palmer
  • 👤 James T. Karo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 01:44
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/42; C07C51/487

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 159 words
A process for purifying 4,4'-benzophenonedicarboxylic acid, containing aromatic monocarboxylic acid genetic impurity, which comprises the steps of (a) mixing the impure 4,4'-benzophenonedicarboxylic acid with aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution, containing about 28 weight percent or less of ammonia, in weight ratio of solution to acid of about 5:1 to 100:1 thereby forming an aqueous solution of the ammonium salt of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid; (b) removing insoluble impurities, if present, from the solution of the ammonium salt of the acid; (c) mixing the resultant solution with an inert water-soluble organic liquid, containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms and selected from the group consisting of aliphatic nitriles, cycloaliphatic ethers and aliphatic ketones, which is a non-solvent for the ammonium salt, in a weight ratio of organic liquid to solution not greater than about 20:1, thereby precipitating the ammonium salt of the acid; (d) separating the ammonium salt from the solution; and (e) recovering the aromatic dicarboxylic acid from the ammonium salt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 159 words
A process for purifying 4,4'-benzophenonedicarboxylic acid, containing aromatic monocarboxylic acid genetic impurity, which comprises the steps of (a) mixing the impure 4,4'-benzophenonedicarboxylic acid with aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution, containing about 28 weight percent or less of ammonia, in weight ratio of solution to acid of about 5:1 to 100:1 thereby forming an aqueous solution of the ammonium salt of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid; (b) removing insoluble impurities, if present, from the solution of the ammonium salt of the acid; (c) mixing the resultant solution with an inert water-soluble organic liquid, containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms and selected from the group consisting of aliphatic nitriles, cycloaliphatic ethers and aliphatic ketones, which is a non-solvent for the ammonium salt, in a weight ratio of organic liquid to solution not greater than about 20:1, thereby precipitating the ammonium salt of the acid; (d) separating the ammonium salt from the solution; and (e) recovering the aromatic dicarboxylic acid from the ammonium salt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the organic liquid is selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, acetone, methylethyl ketone and methylisobutyl ketone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 11 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the organic liquid is acetone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 37 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of organic liquid to ammonium hydroxide solution is about 0.5:1 to 4:1, and the weight ratio of ammonium hydroxide solution to impure acid is about 5:1 to 30:1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the ammonium hydroxide solution contains about 4 to 14 weight percent ammonia.

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