US4980483A
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Method for production of maleimides
Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-02-14
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Granted: 1990-12-25
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Expires: 2009-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for the production of a maleimide, which comprises effecting a former-stage reaction by adding maleic anhydride and a primary amine in amounts such that the molar ratio of said maleic anhydride to said primary amine is less than 1 under application of heat to a water-insoluble or water-immisible inert organic solvent containing an acid catalyst and subsequently carrying out a latter-stage reaction by adding to the reaction system maleic anhydride in an amount such that the molar ratio of the total amount of maleic anhydride to be added to said reaction system to the total amount of said primary amine added to said reaction system exceeds 1.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuichi Kita
- 👤 Masakazu Nakagawa
- 👤 Hitoshi Kanei
- 👤 Akio Fukui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:04
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D207/00; C07D207/02; C07D207/44; C07D207/444; C07D207/448; C07D401/00; C07D401/02; C07D401/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A method for the production of maleimides from maleic anhydride and a primary amine by heating in a water soluble or water-immiscible, reaction-inert, azeotropic, organic solvent containing an acid catalyst, which comprises effecting a first-stage reaction by adding said maleic anhydride and said primary amine contemporaneously in amounts such that the molar ratio of said maleic anhydride to said primary amine is 0.5 less than 1 and subsequently carrying out a second-stage reaction by adding to the reaction system a further amount of maleic anhydride in an amount such that the final molar ratio of the total amount of maleic anhydride to be added to said reaction system to the amount of said primary amine added to said reaction system is between 1:1 and 2:1, said first-stage reaction being performed from the time the reaction is started till the time the water formed by the reaction is azeotroped out in an amount in the range of 40 to 99% of the theoretical amount of water to be formed and then the second-stage reaction is carried out until completion of the reaction, and said first-stage and second-stage reactions being carried out at a temperature in the range of 100° to 250° C.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
A method for the production of maleimides from maleic anhydride and a primary amine by heating in a water soluble or water-immiscible, reaction-inert, azeotropic, organic solvent containing an acid catalyst, which comprises effecting a first-stage reaction by adding said maleic anhydride and said primary amine contemporaneously in amounts such that the molar ratio of said maleic anhydride to said primary amine is 0.5 less than 1 and subsequently carrying out a second-stage reaction by adding to the reaction system a further amount of maleic anhydride in an amount such that the final molar ratio of the total amount of maleic anhydride to be added to said reaction system to the amount of said primary amine added to said reaction system is between 1:1 and 2:1, said first-stage reaction being performed from the time the reaction is started till the time the water formed by the reaction is azeotroped out in an amount in the range of 40 to 99% of the theoretical amount of water to be formed and then the second-stage reaction is carried out until completion of the reaction, and said first-stage and second-stage reactions being carried out at a temperature in the range of 100° to 250° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said latter-stage reaction is carried out for a period in the range of 1 to 30 hours.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said former-stage reaction is carried out from the time the reaction is started till the time the water formed by the reaction is distilled out in an amount in the range of 50 to 80% of the theoretical amount of water to be formed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said former-stage and latter-stage reactions are carried out at a temperature in the range of 110° to 220° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the molar ratio of said maleic anhydride to said primary amine in said former-stage reaction is not less than 0.7 and less than 1 and the molar ratio of the total amount of said maleic anhydride to be added to the reaction system to the total amount of said primary amine added to the reaction system in said latter-stage reaction is more than 1 and not more than 1.3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the amount of said acid catalyst is in the range of about 2 to about 400 mol %, based on the amount of the primary amine to be used.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the amount of said solvent is in the range of about 1 to about 40 times the amount of said primary amine to be used.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst is a catalyst carried on a solid carrier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said former-stage reaction and latter-stage reaction are carried out in the presence of a metal-containing compound and a stabilizer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein the amount of said metal-containing compound is in the range of 0.005 to 0.5 mol %, based on the amount of said primary amine and the amount of said stabilizer is in the range of 0.005 to 0.5 mol % based on the amount of said primary amine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said maleimide is represented by the formula I: ##STR2## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted alkyls of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, phenyl, benzyl and cyclohexyl and said substituents being selected from the group consisting of halogen, and nitro.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein said maleimide is N-phenyl maleimide or N-cyclohexyl maleimide.
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