Abstract:
This invention relates to the intramolecular oxidation and reduction of aromatic hydrocarbons containing at least one methyl group and a nitro group ortho to the methyl group. Further, it relates to preparing methyl o-amino arylcarboxylates and aromatic amines. The process comprises reacting aromatic hydrocarbons having at least one methyl group and a nitro group ortho to the methyl group in a solvent at a temperature of about 450.degree. to 750.degree. C. When the solvent is methanol, methyl o-amino arylcarboxylates useful in anesthetics, printing inks for polyethylene, and useful in the manufacture of azo dyes are produced. Novel substituted methyl anthranilates have been produced which have the foregoing uses. When no solvent is used or the solvent is benzene, cyclohexane, toluene, hexafluorobenzene or any other non-reactive solvent, the compounds are demethylated and aromatic amines are produced. These aromatic amines are useful as pesticides, anti-oxidants and as pickling inhibitors for aluminum and zinc and as curing agents for epoxy resins.
Abstract:
Adamantane compounds having 2 to 4 bridgehead positions substituted with phenylacyl moieties are prepared by oxidizing poly(phenylalkyl) adamantanes. The polyacyl adamantane compounds are useful as intermediates for polyesters, polyamides and polyimides. The esters are useful as plasticizers for polyvinylchloride.
Abstract:
Aromatic aldehydes wherein the aldehyde group is directly attached to the aromatic ring are oxidized directly to phenolic compounds in the vapor phase. Tar and carbonaceous product formation are minimized by the method of preheating and mixing the reactants and by a rapid reaction temperature quench of the reaction mixture to below 0.degree. C. Mixing temperature is 300.degree.-350.degree. C. and reaction temperature is 400.degree.-600.degree. C. at 1-10 atmosphere pressure.
Abstract:
Novel dianhydrides derived from trimellitic anhydride and adamantane diacetates are polymerized with a diamine to produce the corresponding polyamide, which is subsequently converted to the polyesterimide by heat treatment at temperatures above 500.degree. F.
Abstract:
A decarboxylation process for substituting iodine atoms for silver carboxylate radicals which comprises reacting the silver salts of carboxylic acids with iodine under decarboxylation conditions.
Abstract:
This invention relates to dicyclohexadiene tetraacyl compounds. More particularly, this invention relates to dicyclohexadiene dianhydrides, dicyclohexadiene tetracarboxylic acid esters and dicyclohexadiene tetracarboxylic acids.