A New Route for the Preparation of 5-Hydroxyisophthalic Acid

Autor: Mark Gelmont, Oded Arad, Jakob Oren
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Organic Process Research & Development. 7:121-121
ISSN: 1520-586X
1083-6160
DOI: 10.1021/op0200930
Popis: A new, simple and practical, two-stage process for the preparation of 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid (5-HIPA) from isophthalic acid is described. In the first stage, isophthalic acid is brominated by bromine in oleum, in the presence of an iodine catalyst, to give crude 5-bromoisophthalic acid (5-BIPA). In the second stage the crude 5-BIPA is hydrolyzed with aqueous NaOH, in the presence of a copper catalyst, to give crude 5-HIPA, with a purity of ca. 98%. Both stages of the process were optimized. A single crystallization of the crude 5-HIPA from water gives the product in a purity of more than 99%. The overall yield of pure 5-HIPA is 65−70%.
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