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    公开(公告)号:DE1493358A1

    公开(公告)日:1969-01-30

    申请号:DE1493358

    申请日:1965-02-17

    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES

    Abstract: Alkali metal aromatic dicarboxylic acid salts are prepared by reacting together under pressure an alkali metal aromatic monocarboxylic acid salt with an alkali metal carbonate and carbon monoxide in presence of a carboxylation catalyst and carbon dioxide at 250 DEG to 500 DEG C. Preferably the reaction takes place at 100 to 400 atmospheres pressure and the molar ratio of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the reaction medium is 90:10 to 10:90. Inert gases, e.g. methane, hydrogen or nitrogen may be present. Specified starting materials are the potassium, lithium, sodium or caesium benzoates, methyl benzoates and naphthoates. Carbonates used are carbonates of potassium, lithium sodium or caesium. Catalysts used preferably in amounts of 0.05 to 25% by weight based on the starting material are carbon, metallic cadmium, zinc, iron, titanium, lead, copper, aluminium and silicon alone or in ad-mixture with oxides, halides, carbonates of the above metals, organic acid and complex salts. The product may be dissolved in water and the free dicarboxylic acids may be precipitated by addition of mineral acid or extraction with ether or acetone.

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