A novel process for producing mercaptophenols by the hydrogenolysis of polythiobisphenols in the presence of a nickel catalyst is disclosed. Raney nickel catalyst which is in advance poisoned with an organosulfur compound in which the sulfur atom has unshared electron pairs is especially effective as a catalyst.
A process for producing polythiobisphenols which comprises: reacting a phenol having the general formula
wherein each R independently represents a hydrogen, a halogen or an alkyl, with sulfur monochloride in a polar organic solvent in the presence of a nitrogen-containing organic compound as a catalyst which is selected from the group consisting of tertiary amines, quaternary ammoniums, alkylated acid amides and heteroaromatic compounds, in amounts of about 1-30 % by weight based on the amount of the phenol used. As a catalyst, bromine or an alkali metal halide is also usable.
本发明公开了一种在
镍催化剂存在下通过氢解多
硫二
酚生产巯基
苯酚的新工艺。事先用
硫原子具有未共享电子对的
有机硫化合物毒化的雷尼
镍催化剂作为催化剂特别有效。
一种生产聚
硫双
酚的工艺包括:使通式为
其中每个 R 独立地代表氢、卤素或烷基,与一
氯化硫在极性有机溶剂中,在含氮有机 化合物存在下作为催化剂进行反应,该有机化合物选自由叔胺、季
铵、烷基化酸酰胺和杂 芳化合物组成的组,其用量为
苯酚用量的约 1-30%(重量百分比)。
溴或碱
金属卤化物也可用作催化剂。