Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Amino nitrogen containing
Patent
1993-12-06
1995-09-26
Raymond, Richard L.
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Amino nitrogen containing
564397, 564408, 564420, 564421, 564423, 564433, 564434, C07C20902, C07C20926, C07C20936, C07C20938
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054535417
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to methods for preparing 4-aminodiphenylamine (4-ADPA) and, more particularly, relates to a method for preparing 4-ADPA wherein aniline is reacted with nitrobenzene in the presence of a base, and under conditions wherein the amount of protic material, e.g., water, is controlled, to produce a mixture rich in the salt of 4-nitrodiphenylamine and/or the salt of 4-nitrosodiphenylamine. The 4-nitrodiphenylamine and/or 4-nitrosodiphenylamine salts can be isolated and subsequently hydrogenated or, alternatively, the reaction mixture itself is hydrogenated, to produce 4-ADPA in high yield. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing 4-ADPA intermediates as well as to alkylated p-phenylenediamine products useful as antioxidants.
2. Related Art
It is known to prepare 4-ADPA by way of a nucleophilic aromatic substitution mechanism, wherein an aniline derivative replaces halide. This method involves preparation of a 4-ADPA intermediate, namely 4-nitrodiphenylamine (4-NDPA) followed by reduction of the nitro moiety. The 4-NDPA is prepared by reacting p-chloronitrobenzene with an aniline derivative, such as formanilide or an alkali metal salt thereof, in the presence of an acid acceptor or neutralizing agent, such as potassium carbonate, and, optionally, utilizing a catalyst. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,187,248; 4,683,332; 4,155,936; 4,670,595; 4,122,118; 4,614,817; 4,209,463; 4,196,146; 4,187,249; 4,140,716. This method is disadvantageous in that the halide that is displaced is corrosive to the reactors and appears in the waste stream and must therefore be disposed of at considerable expense. Furthermore, use of an aniline derivative such as formanilide, and use of p-chloro-nitrobenzene, requires additional manufacturing equipment and capabilities to produce such starting materials from aniline and nitrobenzene, respectively.
It is also known to prepare 4-ADPA from the head-to-tail coupling of aniline. See, for example, G.B. 1,440,767 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,760,186. This method is disadvantageous in that the yield of 4-ADPA is not acceptable for a commercial process. It is also known to decarboxylate a urethane to produce 4-NDPA. See U.S. Pat. No. 3,847,990. However, such method is not commercially practical in terms of cost and yield.
It is known to prepare 4-ADPA by hydrogenating p-nitrosodiphenylhydroxylamine which can be prepared by catalytic dimerization of nitrosobenzene utilizing, as a reducing agent, aliphatic compounds, benzene, naphthalene or ethylenically unsaturated compounds. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,178,315 and 4,404,401. It is also known to prepare p-nitrosodiphenylamine from diphenylamine and an alkyl nitrate in the presence of excess hydrogen chloride. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,518,803 and 4,479,008.
It is also known to produce 4-nitrosodiphenylamine by reacting acetanilide and nitrobenzene in DMSO in the presence of sodium hydroxide and potassium carbonate at 80.degree. C. for 5 hours. See Ayyangar et al., Tetrahedron Letters, Vol. 31, No. 22, pp. 3217-3220 (1990). See also, Wohl, Chemische Berichte, 36, p. 4135 (1903) and Chemische Berichte, 34, p. 2442 (1901). However, the yield of 4-nitrosodiphenylamine is low and is therefore not commercially practical. Furthermore, such method requires utilization of an aniline derivative, namely, acetanilide, and therefore increases the cost of the starting materials.
The process of the present invention does not include a halide source and therefore eliminates the expensive halide removal from the waste stream. In addition, the process of the present invention is much less expensive in terms of manufacturing costs, as well as the cost of raw materials, because instead of the derivatives of aniline and nitrobenzene, the present method utilizes aniline and nitrobenzene directly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a method of preparing 4-ADPA intermediates or the substituted derivatives thereof, e.g., 4-nitrodiph
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Bashkin James K.
Stern Michael K.
Bolding James C.
Goetz Kenneth D.
Monsanto Company
Passley Paul L.
Raymond Richard L.
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