Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Uwe Beck

Alfred Mitschker

Heinrich Pelster

Ulrich Kappler

Karl Goliasch

Sigurd Hartung, Deceased

Andreas Grafe

Horst Schroder

By Birgit Hartung-Merse, Heir

According to the invention, metal halides are removed from liquid organic water-immiscible substances by treating the liquid organic water-immiscible substances which contain the metal halides with a water-containing anion-exchanger in the OH form.

Process for removing metal halides from liquid organic water-immiscible

In the preparation of 2-oximinophenylacetonitrile by reacting benzyl cyanide with an alkyl nitrite in the presence of a base, the improvement which comprises employing an inorganic base as the base and effecting the reaction in an aqueous solution of an alcohol. Advantageously the reaction mixture, consisting of an alcohol, an aqueous solution of an inorganic base and benzyl cyanide, is circulated by means of a pump and thereby operates an injector which sucks in the alkyl nitrite. Desirably the alkyl nitrite is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl nitrate having the same alkyl radical as the alcohol, about 1.05 to 1.15 moles of alkyl nitrite are employed per mole of benzyl cyanide, the inorganic alkali is an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, the molar ratio of benzyl cyanide to potassium or sodium hydroxide is about 1:1.1-1.3, the reaction is effected at about 20.degree. to 40.degree. C., and after the reaction has ended the alkaline reaction mixture is acidified with hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid at a temperature above about 40.degree. C. and the 2-oximinophenylacetonitrile formed is separated off.

Process for the preparation of 2-oxoiminophenylacetonitrile

2-NITRO-4,6-DICHLORO-5-METHYLPHENOL IS PREPARED BY THE SULFONATION OF 4-CHLORO-5-METHYLPHENOL TO FORM 2-SULFO-4-CHLORO-5-METHYLPHENOL WHICH IS CHLORINATED TO 2-SULFO-4,6-DICHLORO-5-METHYLPHENOL WHICH IS IN TURN REACTED WITH NITRIC ACID TO FORM THE DESIRED PRODUCT. The sulfonation is carried out with concentrated sulfuric acid at elevated temperatures to form 2-sulfo-4-chloro-5-methylphenol. Thereafter the reaction mixture is diluted with water to a sulfuric acid content of 20-30%. The resulting 2-sulfo-4-chloro-5-methylphenol is chlorinated with chlorine at elevated temperature and normal or elevated pressures to form 2-sulfo-4,6-dichloro-5-methylphenol which is then reacted with nitric acid.

Process for preparing 2-nitro-4,6-dichloro-5-methylphenol

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