LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION OF HALOGENATED ORTHO-XYLENES Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC C07D307/89 C07C51/265 C07C51/56 C07C63/72 C07C51/16 C07C51/54 C08G73/10 

FIELD: organic chemistry, chemical technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an improved method for synthesis of halogenphthalic acid. Method involves mixing from 3 to 7 weight parts of acetic acid with 1 weight part of halogen-ortho-xylene, with from 0.25 to 2 mole% of cobalt source as measured for above said halogen-ortho-xylene, with from 0.1 to 1 mole% of manganese source measured for above said halogen-ortho-xylene, with from 0.01 to 0.1 mole% of metal source as measured for above said halogen-ortho-xylene wherein this metal is chosen from zirconium, hafnium and their mixtures, with from 0.02 to 0.1 mole% of bromide source as measured for above said halogen-ortho-xylene wherein halogen-ortho-xylene is represented by the formula (IV): wherein X represents halogen atom. Method involves holding the reaction mixture under pressure 1600 KPa, not less. At temperature 130-200⁰C, addition of molecular oxygen-containing gas to the reaction mixture in consumption 0.5 normal m³ of gas/h per kg of halogen-ortho-xylene in the reaction mixture for time sufficient for 90% conversion of halogen-ortho-xylene to yield halogenphthalic acid. Also, invention relates to a method for synthesis of halogenphthalic anhydride by distillation and dehydration of halogenphthalic acid, and to a method for synthesis of polyesterimide that involves interaction of halogenphthalic anhydride with 1,3-diaminobenzene to yield bis-(halogenphthalimide) of the formula (II): wherein X means halogen atom, and interaction of bis-(halogenphthalimide) of the formula (II) with alkaline metal salts of dihydroxy-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon of the formula (IV): OH-A²-OH wherein A² means a bivalent radical of aromatic hydrocarbon to yield polyesterimide.

EFFECT: improved method of synthesis.

20 cl, 2 tbl, 5 ex