Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Yukihiro Kumamoto

Hideki Mizuta

Masazumi Takaoka

Masahiko Kusumoto

Hisato Itou

Yoriaki Matsuzaki

The present invention relates to a novel production method of 4,6-diaminoresorcin, and to 2-sulfonic acid-4,6-dinitroresorcin as its intermediate and salts thereof. The target compound is obtained by (R1) sulfonating resorcin (A) to obtain resorcin 2,4,6-trisulfonate (B), (R2) nitrating the compound (B) to obtain 2-sulfonic acid-4,6-dinitroresorcin (C), (R3) hydrolyzing the compound (C) to obtain 4,6-dinitroresorcin (D), and finally (R4) reducing the compound (D) to obtain 4,6-diaminoresorcin (E):

Production method of 4,6-diaminoresorcin

A process for producing 1,5-diaminonaphthalene without formation of 1,8-diaminonaphthalene and not through an unstable nitro imine and nitro enamine as intermediates, the process including the steps of dehydrogenating 5-substituted-1-tetralone to produce a naphtol compound and then aminating the hydroxyl group of the naphtol compound.

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Yukihiro Kumamoto