申请人:Koppers Company, Inc.
公开号:US04009212A1
公开(公告)日:1977-02-22
A process for the preparation of dihydroxybenzenes whereby there are obtained primarily meta isomers of the dihydroxybenzenes includes the steps of: preparing a mixture of sulfonic acid isomers by sulfonation-isomerization of an hydroxybenzene having the formula: ##STR1## in which R and R' are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl radical having at most 4 carbon atoms per molecule, the total carbon atoms in radicals R and R' being at most 4; subjecting the so-produced sulfonic acids to selective hydrolyzation in aqueous medium at a temperature between about 100.degree. and 150.degree. C., the monohydroxy benzene being recovered by the said selective hydrolyzation in an enriched concentration that makes it readily recoverable by recycle in the process or other separation methods, and unhydrolyzed sulfonic acid remaining in the said aqueous medium; caustically fusing the said unhydrolyzed sulfonic acid, and liberating by acidification the desired dihydroxybenzene.
一种制备二羟基苯的方法,其中主要获得二羟基苯的间位异构体,包括以下步骤:通过磺化-异构化反应制备羟基苯的异构体混合物,该羟基苯具有以下公式:##STR1## 其中R和R'选择自氢和每个分子中至多有4个碳原子的烷基基团的群体,基团R和R'中的总碳原子至多为4;在100℃至150℃之间的水介质中对所生产的磺酸进行选择性水解,单羟基苯通过所述选择性水解以富集的浓度回收,使其可以通过回收在过程中或其他分离方法中轻松回收,并且未水解的磺酸仍留在所述水介质中;碱性熔融所述未水解的磺酸,并通过酸化释放所需的二羟基苯。