Process for producing bistrimellitic imide
AssigneeMitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
InventorsHiroka Tanisake, Takeshi Koyama, Tsuyoshi Isozaki
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Abstract
A process for producing a bistrimellitic imide of the formula (2) ##STR1## wherein X is an aliphatic group having at least 2 carbon atoms, an alicyclic group or an aromatic group, which comprises reacting a trimellitic anhydride with a diamine of the formula (1) H.sub.2 N--X--NH.sub.2 (1) wherein X is as defined above, in the presence of a solvent mixture containing an aprotic polar solvent and an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent which can be distilled azeotropically with water, the amount of the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent being 10 to 90% by weight based on the total weight of these two solvents.
Claims2
A process for producing a bistrimellitic imide of the formula (2) ##STR6## wherein X is an aliphatic group having at least 2 carbon atoms, an alicyclic group or an aromatic group, which comprises reacting a trimellitic anhydride with a diamine of the formula (1)
- H.sub.2 N--X--NH.sub.2 . . . ( 1)
- wherein X is as defined above, in the presence of a solvent mixture containing an aprotic polar solvent and an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent which can be distilled azeotropically with water while water formed as a byproduct is removed with the aromatic hydrocarbon by azeotropic distillation and the bistrimellitic imide formed is precipitated in the reaction system, the amount of the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent being 10 to 90% by weight based on the total weight of these two solvents.
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