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Process for the preparation of phloroglucinol
Assignee: Akzona Inc
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Filing: 1979-08-08
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Granted: 1981-10-20
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Expires: 1999-08-08
Abstract
Abstract A process for the preparation of phloroglucinol is disclosed. The process comprises reacting hexachlorobenzene with sodium propylate or sodium isopropylate, in a molar ratio of from about 1:3 to about 1:20, in an aprotic solvent, at a temperature from about 50 to about 250° C., to form trichlorophloroglucinol tripropylether, or trichlorophloroglucinol triisopropylether. The latter compounds are dechlorinated to form phloroglucinol tripropylether or phloroglucinol triisopropylether, with the use of metallic sodium, and subsequently hydrolyzed to form phloroglucinol.
Inventors
- 👤 Rainer Zielke
- 👤 Helmut Maegerlein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 17:59
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C43/00; C07C43/02; C07C43/20; C07C43/225; C07C37/00; C07C37/01; C07C37/055; C07C41/00; C07C41/01; C07C41/16; C07C41/18; C07C41/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A process for the preparation of phloroglucinol comprising reacting hexachlorobenzene with sodium propylate in a molar ratio of hexachlorobenzene:sodium propylate of from about 1:3 to about 1:20, in an aprotic solvent, and at a temperature from about 50° to about 250° C. to form trichlorophloroglucinol tripropylether, dechlorinating the trichlorophloroglucinol tripropylether with metallic sodium to form phloroglucinol tripropylether, and hydrolyzing the phloroglucinol tripropylether to form phloroglucinol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A process for the preparation of phloroglucinol comprising reacting hexachlorobenzene with sodium propylate in a molar ratio of hexachlorobenzene:sodium propylate of from about 1:3 to about 1:20, in an aprotic solvent, and at a temperature from about 50° to about 250° C. to form trichlorophloroglucinol tripropylether, dechlorinating the trichlorophloroglucinol tripropylether with metallic sodium to form phloroglucinol tripropylether, and hydrolyzing the phloroglucinol tripropylether to form phloroglucinol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A process for the preparation of phloroglucinol comprising reacting hexachlorobenzene with sodium isopropylate in a molar ratio of hexachlorobenzene:sodium isopropylate of from about 1:3 to about 1:20, in an aprotic solvent, and at a temperature from about 50° to about 250° C. to form trichlorophloroglucinol triisopropylether, dechlorinating the trichlorophloroglucinol triisopropylether with metallic sodium to form phloroglucinol triisopropylether, and hydrolyzing the phloroglucinol triisopropylether to form phloroglucinol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
A process for the preparation of phloroglucinol comprising reacting hexachlorobenzene with sodium isopropylate in a molar ratio of hexachlorobenzene:sodium isopropylate of from about 1:3 to about 1:20, in an aprotic solvent, and at a temperature from about 50° to about 250° C. to form trichlorophloroglucinol triisopropylether, dechlorinating the trichlorophloroglucinol triisopropylether with metallic sodium to form phloroglucinol triisopropylether, and hydrolyzing the phloroglucinol triisopropylether to form phloroglucinol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of hexachlorobenzene:sodium propylate is from about 1:5 to about 1:6.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the molar ratio of hexachlorobenzene:sodium isopropylate is from about 1:5 to about 1:6.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein the reaction temperature is from about 100° to about 200° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein the aprotic solvent is selected from the group consisting of hexamethylphosphoric triamide, methylphosphonic tetramethyl diamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl formamide, N-methyl pyrrolidone, pyridine, or N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl ethylene diamine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein the hydrolyzing step is performed with concentrated mineral acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the hydrolyzing step is performed with concentrated mineral acid.
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