This invention relates to a process of preparing phthalein indicator dyes including phthalides and naphthalides derived from certain hydroxy-substituted carbocyclic aryl compounds, such as phenols, and from certain N-heterocyclic aryl compounds, such as indoles, and to a process of preparing novel intermediates useful therein. According to the present invention, the selected carbocyclic compound or the selected N-heterocyclic compound is reacted with phthalaldehydic or naphthalaldehydic acid to form the corresponding (na)phthalidyl adduct which is treated with an oxidizing agent to yield the subject intermediates. To prepare the indicator dye, the intermediate, i.e., the oxidation product thus obtained is then reacted with a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aryl compound to yield the corresponding indicator dye. The oxidation products comprising the novel intermediates of the present invention may be dehydro or hydrated (na)phthalidyl adducts.
本发明涉及一种制备
菲烯指示剂
染料的过程,包括从某些羟基取代的碳环芳基化合物(如
酚)和某些N-杂环芳基化合物(如
吲哚)中衍生出的苯并酐和
萘并酐,以及制备有用的新型中间体的过程。根据本发明,所选的碳环化合物或所选的N-
杂环化合物与苯并酐或
萘并酐酸反应,形成相应的(
萘)苯并酐加合物,然后用氧化剂处理以得到所述中间体。为了制备指示剂
染料,即用所得的氧化产物,即中间体与碳环或杂环芳基化合物反应,得到相应的指示剂
染料。本发明的新型中间体包括脱氢或
水合的(
萘)苯并酐加合物。