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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1977
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1975
Hans-Juergen Quadbeck-Seeger, Ludwigshafen, DT;
Helmut Hoch, Wachenheim, DT;
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen (Rhine), DT;
Abstract
A process for the manufacture of 2-hydroxy-naphthalene-3-carboxylic acid by heating sodium .beta.-naphtholate or a mixture of potassium .beta.-naphtholate and sodium .beta.-naphtholate with nitrogen compounds and/or polyphosphates containing at least 3 phosphorus atoms per molecule to a temperature of at least 180.degree. C, reaction with carbon dioxide and subsequent reaction of the resulting salt with acid. The 2-hydroxy-naphthalene-3-carboxylic acid obtainable by the process of the invention is a starting material for the manufacture of dyes, a coupling component for dye lakes and for chrome dyes, and a developer for diazotizable dyes.