Abstract:
A process for halogenation of benzene or benzene derivatives, by which dihalogenated benzene derivatives having halogen atoms at positions para to each other or trihalogenated derivatives having halogen atoms at the 1-, 2-, and 4-positions can be selectively produced. In halogenating benzene or a benzene derivative by using a zeolite catalyst, a zeolite (such as zeolite L) which either contains fluorine or has a crystallite diameter of 100 nm or below is used as the catalyst. The reaction is preferably conducted in the presence of a solvent, the solvent being preferably a halogen-containing compound.
Abstract:
A method of converting at least one aromatic compound selected among (a) an aromatic compound having three or more substituents, (b) an aromatic compound having two substituents at least one of which is a halogen or has two or more carbon atoms, and (c) a substituted naphthalene or anthracene derivative, characterized by contacting the aromatic compound with a catalyst comprising a zeolite characterized in that (1) the main channels thereof have a minimum inlet diameter larger than 0.65 nm or a maximum inlet diameter larger than 0.70 nm and (2) the main channels each does not intersect a void larger than a ten-membered oxygen ring. By the method, an aromatic compound having a relatively large molecular size can be efficiently converted.