摘要:
A process for producing 5-iodo-2-methylbenzoic acid by iodizing 2-methylbenzoic acid, which comprises, as essential steps, a reaction step in which 2-methylbenzoic acid is iodized in the presence of a microporous compound, iodine, an oxidizing agent, and acetic anhydride and a purification step in which sublimation, distillation, crystallization, or a combination of two or more of these is conducted. By the process, 5-iodo-2-methylbenzoic acid, which is useful in functional chemicals such as medicines, can be easily obtained as a high-purity compound in a high yield. The production steps comprising reaction and separation/purification are simple from the standpoint of process operation and the purification load is small. Furthermore, the microporous compound, e.g., a zeolite catalyst, separated and recovered from the liquid resulting from the reaction can be repeatedly used after a simple treatment. Consequently, the catalyst has a long life and the target compound can be produced by the efficient process.
摘要:
The process for producing a (fluoroalkyl)benzene derivative according to the present invention comprises a step of reducing the total content of group 3 to group 12 transition metals in an alkylbenzene derivative to 500 ppm or less in terms of metal atoms; a step of halogenating the branched alkyl group of the purified alkylbenzene derivative by a photohalogenation to obtain a (haloalkyl)benzene derivative; and a step of subjecting the (haloalkyl)benzene derivative to a halogen-fluorine exchange using HF in an amount of 10 mol or higher per one mole of the (haloalkyl)benzene derivative. The (fluoroalkyl)benzene derivative produced by the process is reduced in the content of impurities such as residual halogens and residual metals, and is useful as intermediates for functional chemical products for use in applications such as medicines and electronic materials.