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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1985
Avinash Kachhy, Edison, NJ (US);
Stauffer Chemical Company, Westport, CT (US);
Abstract
A process for purifying crude substituted phthalic anhydrides, e.g. 4-methylphthalic anhydride, derived from the dehydrogenation in the presence of bromine of a Diels-Alder addition product of a conjugated diene, e.g. isoprene, and maleic anhydride. In this process, a mixture of the crude, liquid substituted phthalic anhydride, e.g. 4-methylphthalic anhydride, and an alkali is heated to a temperature effective to reduce the impurities present in the crude substituted phthalic anhydride. Suitable alkalis can include sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate. Mild alkalis are heated to a higher temperature, e.g. 130.degree. C. for sodium carbonate, whereas stronger alkalis are heated to a lower temperature, e.g. 90.degree. C. for sodium hydroxide.