Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...
Patent
1992-08-03
1994-05-10
Springer, David B.
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...
546170, C07D21510
Patent
active
053109155
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to an improved process for purifying 7-chloroquinoline-8-carboxylic acids of the general formula I ##STR2## in which X denotes hydrogen, halogen or a lower alkyl group.
It is generally known (for example EP-A 085 182, EP-A 277 631 and EP-A 282 778) that the compounds of type I which are used as active ingredients in the crop protection sector can be prepared by oxidation of corresponding 8-methyl, 8-halogenomethyl or 8-dihalogeno-methyl compounds with nitric acid. The crude products which are moist with water are normally purified by recrystallization from lower alcohols such as methanol, isopropanol (EP-A 277 631, EP-A 282 778) or methyl glycol (EP-A 060 429).
However, the disadvantage of these purification processes is that the quinolinecarboxylic acids are partially esterified by the alcoholic solvent, which may lead to losses of up to about 10% of carboxylic acid.
Hence the object of the invention was to remedy this deficiency.
Accordingly, a process for purifying 7-chloroquinoline -8-carboxylic acids of the formula I has been found and is characterized in that the recrystallization is carried out in the presence of small amounts of a base.
Suitable bases are primarily the alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hydroxides, but also suitable are the alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts of weak acids, for example carbonic acid and acetic acid, as well as high-boiling tertiary amines such as triisobutylamine.
Among the alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hydroxides, particularly preferred are the alkali metal hydroxides, especially sodium and potassium hydroxide.
The base can be employed in solid form or as aqueous solution.
It generally suffices to employ 0.1 to 1% by weight, in particular 0.2 to 0.6% by weight of base, based on the quinolinecarboxylic acid which is to be purified (is moist with water).
Suitable solvents for the recrystallization are predominantly lower alcohols which are miscible with water and have up to 4 C atoms, including, for example, alkanols such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and alkoxyalkanols such as methyl glycol and, especially, 1-methoxy-2-propanol.
The amount of the solvent used should be such that the quinolinecarboxylic acid (crude substance) to be purified completely dissolves on heating. It is often advisable to use twice to 10 times the amount of solvent, based on the weight of the crude substance I which is moist with water.
When 1-methoxy-2-propanol is used as solvent, generally about 2 to 6 times the amount, based on the weight of the crude substance I which is moist with water, is required.
Apart from the improvement according to the invention, the recrystallization is carried out as usual by dissolving the quinolinecarboxylic acid I which is moist with water and is to be purified, together with the mineral base, by strongly heating and stirring in the alcoholic solvent, and then allowing the solution to cool slowly to about 20.degree. to 25.degree. C. A linear cooling gradient of about 10.degree. to 20.degree. C./h is advisable to achieve slow crystal growth and thus high purity of the crystalline final products. The crystalline quinolinecarboxylic acid which is deposited is separated off in a conventional manner, for example by filtration or centrifugation, and can subsequently be washed free of surface contaminants from the mother liquor using small amounts of fresh, possibly ice-cooled solvent. A particularly expedient embodiment comprises dissolving the crude substance I which is to be purified at temperatures above 100.degree. C. If a solvent which boils below this temperature is used, the process is carried out in a closed vessel under the autogenous pressure of the solution--at about 3 or 4 bar. The method is particularly advisable in the case of 2-methoxy -2-propanol as solvent. In this case it is advantageous to dissolve the crude substance at a temperature of 130.degree. to 170.degree. C.
The improved process according to the invention can be applied successfully to all quinolinecarboxylic acids I complying with
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Koob Knut
Reissenweber Gernot
Richarz Winfried
BASF - Aktiengesellschaft
Springer David B.
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