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Preparation of aromatic/aliphatic nitriles
Assignee: Rhone Poulenc Specialites Chimiques
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Filing: 1982-05-14
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Granted: 1984-03-13
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Expires: 2002-05-14
Abstract
Abstract Aromatic/aliphatic nitriles having the formula: Ar--A--CN (I) wherein Ar is phenyl or substituted phenyl and A is a direct chemical bond or a hydrocarbon having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, are conveniently prepared by heating to a temperature ranging from about 450° C. to about 550° C. a formamide or formanilide having the formula: Ar--A--NHCHO (II) or an amide having the formula Ar--A--CONH.sub.2 (III) in the presence of a fluorinated siliceous catalyst, said catalyst having been prepared by (i) impregnating a particulate silica containing from about 0.05 to about 2% by weight of fluorine, expressed as F - bonded to the silica, with a dilute aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid, said hydrofluoric acid solution having a concentration in HF of less than about 5% by weight, and the ratio by weight of the hydrofluoric acid contained in said aqueous solution thereof to the silica being less than about 5%, followed by (ii) drying the catalyst thus impregnated.
Inventors
- 👤 Roland Jacques
- 👤 Michel Reppelin
- 👤 Laurent Seigneurin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:30
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J27/00; B01J27/06; B01J27/08; B01J27/12; C; C07; C07C; C07C253/00; C07C253/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A process for the preparation of an aromatic or aliphatic nitrile having the formula: Ar--A--CN (I) wherein Ar is a benzene radical and A is a direct chemical bond or a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, comprising heating to a temperature ranging from about 450° C. to about 550° C. a formamide or formanilide having the formula: Ar--A--NHCHO (II) or an amide having the formula: Ar--A--CONH.sub.2 (III) in the presence of a fluorinated siliceous catalyst, said catalyst having been prepared by (i) impregnating a particulate silica containing from about 0.05 to about 2% by weight of fluorine, expressed as F - bonded to the silica, with a dilute aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid, said hydrofluoric acid solution having a concentration in HF of less than about 5% by weight, and the ratio by weight of the hydrofluoric acid contained in said aqueous solution thereof to the silica being less than about 5%, followed by (ii) drying the catalyst thus impregnated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A process for the preparation of an aromatic or aliphatic nitrile having the formula: Ar--A--CN (I) wherein Ar is a benzene radical and A is a direct chemical bond or a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, comprising heating to a temperature ranging from about 450° C. to about 550° C. a formamide or formanilide having the formula: Ar--A--NHCHO (II) or an amide having the formula: Ar--A--CONH.sub.2 (III) in the presence of a fluorinated siliceous catalyst, said catalyst having been prepared by (i) impregnating a particulate silica containing from about 0.05 to about 2% by weight of fluorine, expressed as F - bonded to the silica, with a dilute aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid, said hydrofluoric acid solution having a concentration in HF of less than about 5% by weight, and the ratio by weight of the hydrofluoric acid contained in said aqueous solution thereof to the silica being less than about 5%, followed by (ii) drying the catalyst thus impregnated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process as defined in claim 1, said impregnation (i) being carried out by soaking the silica particulates in said solution of hydrofluoric acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process as defined by claim 1, said impregnation (i) being carried out by spraying an atomized spray of said solution of hydrofluoric acid upon said silica particulates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
The process as defined by claim 1, said silica particulates having a specific surface ranging from about 200 to about 300 m 3 /g, a pore volume ranging from about 1 to about 1.5 cm 3 /g, an average pore diameter ranging from about 100 to 200 Å, an exchange pH less than about 3 and a sodium content, expressed in Na 2 O, of less than about 1% by weight relative to the silica.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process as defined by claim 4, said hydrofluoric acid solution having a concentration in HF of from about 0.04% to about 4% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process as defined by claim 4, said impregnation (i) being carried out at ambient temperature, under atmospheric pressure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as defined by claim 4, said drying (ii) being carried out at a temperature ranging from about 150° C. to 600° C., for from about 1 to about 24 hours.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process as defined by claim 4, said silica particulates, after the drying (ii) thereof, comprising from about 0.3% to about 3% by weight of bonded fluorine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process as defined by claim 1, wherein Ar is phenyl or phenyl substituted with at least one of the substituents, alkyl or alkoxy having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl, phenoxy, F, CF 3 , OCF 3 , SCF 3 , OH, Cl, Br and CN.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process as defined by claim 9, wherein Ar is phenyl substituted with at least one of the substituents, F, CF 3 , OCF 3 and SCF 3 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as defined by claim 1, the product nitrile having been prepared from a reactant having the formula (II).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as defined by claim 1, the product nitrile having been prepared from a reactant having the formula (III).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process as defined by claim 1, with meta-trifluoromethylbenzonitrile being prepared from meta-trifluoromethylformanilide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process as defined by claim 1, with meta-trifluoromethylphenylacetonitrile being prepared from meta-trifluoromethylbenzylformamide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process as defined by claim 1, the reaction being carried out in an inert gaseous diluent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process as defined by claim 15, said inert gaseous diluent comprising nitrogen, carbon dioxide, acetonitrile, or admixture thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process as defined by claim 15, said inert gaseous diluent being acetonitrile, employed in an amount such that the molar percentage of the reactant (II) or (III) in the acetonitrile ranges from about 2 to about 20.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
The process as defined by claim 4, for the preparation of one of the nitriles: benzonitrile, 3-trifluoromethylbenzonitrile, 4-trifluoromethylbenzonitrile, 4-methoxybenzonitrile, 4-hydroxybenzonitrile, 2-fluorobenzonitrile, 3-fluorobenzonitrile, 4-fluorobenzonitrile, 2-chlorobenzonitrile, 3-chlorobenzonitrile, 4-chlorobenzonitrile, 2-chloro-5-trifluoromethylbenzonitrile, 3-trifluoromethyl-4-chlorobenzonitrile, 3-phenoxybenzonitrile, 3,5-bistrifluoromethylbenzonitrile, 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile, 2,6-difluorobenzonitrile, 2,4-difluorobenzonitrile, 3-trifluoromethylthiobenzonitrile, 4-trifluoromethoxybenzonitrile, phenylacetonitrile, 3-trifluoromethylphenylacetonitrile, 4-trifluoromethylphenylacetonitrile, 4-fluorophenylacetonitrile, 4-chlorophenylacetonitrile, 2-fluorophenylacetonitrile, 2-chlorophenylacetonitrile, 2-trifluoromethoxyphenylacetonitrile, 4-trifluoromethoxyphenylacetonitrile, 2-trifluoromethylthiophenylacetonitrile, 4-trifluoromethylthiophenylacetonitrile, 2-fluoro-5-methylphenylacetonitrile, 3-fluoro-6-methylphenylacetonitrile, 2-chloro-5-trifluoromethoxyphenylacetonitrile, 2-trifluoromethoxy-5-chlorophenylacetonitrile, 2,5-difluorophenylacetonitrile, 2,4-difluorophenylacetonitrile.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
FR1250165A
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US4324698A
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