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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chung-Yuan Lin, Northford, CT (US);
Fred A Stuber, North Haven, CT (US);
Henri Ulrich, Northford, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
260645 ; 260688 ;
Abstract
An improved process for the nitration of aromatic hydrocarbons is described. The aromatic hydrocarbon (benzene, toluene of particular interest) is reacted with gaseous nitrogen dioxide in the presence of a catalytic amount of sulfuric acid and in the absence of oxygen. The process is highly selective and avoids the formation of undesired by-products. The acid employed as catalyst can be recovered and recycled after removal of water of condensation liberated in the reaction.