Process for preparation of 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid salts
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsFusaji Shoji, Fumio Kataoka
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Abstract
When a 4-halogenoorthophthalic acid salt is dissolved together with a base in an alkaline aqueous solution and the solution is heated in the presence of a catalyst comprising a noble metal supported on a carrier, a formic acid salt and a small amount of an aliphatic compound containing a hydroxyl group, a 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid salt is obtained in a high yield.
Claims4
A process for the preparation of a 3,3', 4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid salt by the dehalogenodimerization of a 4-halogenoorthophthalic acid salt, which comprises heating and reacting an alkaline aqueous solution containing, dissolved therein, a 4-halogenoorthophthalic acid salt and a base in the presence of (1) a catalyst comprising a noble metal supported on a carrier, a formic acid salt and a small amount of an aliphatic compound containing a hydroxyl group selected from the group consisting of methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, and ethylene glycol monoethyl ether or (2) a catalyst comprising a noble metal supported on a carrier, which has been treated with the aliphatic compound containing a hydroxyl group in advance, and a formic acid salt.
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