PREPARATION OF PYROMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE

    公开(公告)号:JPS55122787A

    公开(公告)日:1980-09-20

    申请号:JP2861579

    申请日:1979-03-14

    Abstract: PURPOSE:To prepare the title compound useful as an intermediate of heat-resistant resins, by contacting a pentaalkylbenzene, a hexa-alkylbenzene, and/or their derivatives, with oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a vapor-phase oxidation catalyst. CONSTITUTION:One or more compounds selected from the compounds of formulae I and II (R1-6 are 1-4C alkyl, halogenated alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, formylalkyl, caroxyalkyl, acetonyl, or acetyl) are brought into contact with an oxygen- containing gas (e.g. air) in the presence of a vapor-phase oxidation catalyst (e.g. vanadium oxide), to obtain pyromellitic anhydride. The molar ratio of the polyalkylbenzene to O2 is pref. 1 to 100-10,000, and the reaction temperature is 300- 650 deg.C. EFFECT:The objective compound can be prepared in high yield, by the direct, one- step reaction.

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