CN104496850A - Method for synthesizing p-methylphenylacetonitrile - Google Patents

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CN104496850A
CN104496850A CN201410773545.6A CN201410773545A CN104496850A CN 104496850 A CN104496850 A CN 104496850A CN 201410773545 A CN201410773545 A CN 201410773545A CN 104496850 A CN104496850 A CN 104496850A
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王欣荣
刘仁华
覃秀凤
曾蔚
覃春极
何艳
袁捷才
欧阳葭
闭武勤
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The invention relates to a method for synthesizing p-methylphenylacetonitrile. The method comprises the following steps: (1) adding p-methylbenzyl chloride and water into a cyaniding reactor, pouring weighted sodium cyanide, stirring and dissolving, further adding a phase transfer catalyst, slowly heating to 50-70 DEG C, keeping the temperature at 50-70 DEG C and reacting, sampling and analyzing and when the content of p-methylbenzyl chloride is less than or equal to 1% or after p-methylbenzyl chloride is completely reacted, stopping the reaction; standing and layering an oil phase and a water phase and separating the water phase containing sodium chloride and a small amount of sodium cyanide, wherein the retained oil phase part is a cyanide liquid; and (2) adding a 0-5wt% Na2CO3 aqueous liquid, stirring, washing the cyanide liquid oil phase, standing and layering, discharging the water phase and retaining the oil phase part to obtain p-methylphenylacetonitrile; and if a product having better appearance and quality is needed, rectifying p-methylphenylacetonitrile. The method has the advantages of simplicity in operation, shorter process route, small emission of three wastes, relatively less environmental pollution, no need of additional use of organic solvents during the reaction process, mild reaction conditions, high purity of the product and the like.

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To the synthetic method of methylbenzeneacetonitrile
Technical field
The present invention relates to the synthetic method of a kind of fine chemical product to methylbenzeneacetonitrile.
Background technology
To methylbenzeneacetonitrile, have another name called 2-(4-aminomethyl phenyl) acetonitrile, structural formula is as follows:
A kind of important organic synthesis intermediate, for the preparation of the intermediate etc. of spices, dyestuff, medicine and agricultural chemicals.Its synthetic method is reported there are no open source literature.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is: provide a kind of simple to operate, synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile that environmental pollution is relatively less.
The technical scheme solved the problems of the technologies described above is: a kind of synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile, comprises the following steps:
(1) add methyl benzyl chloride and water in cyanogenation still, pour load weighted sodium cyanide into, stirring and dissolving, continue to add phase-transfer catalyst, described phase-transfer catalyst is Tetrabutyl amonium bromide or tetrabutylammonium chloride; Add by 1:1.01 ~ 1.1 mol ratio methyl benzyl chloride and sodium cyanide, the add-on of phase-transfer catalyst is to methyl benzyl chloride weight 3 ~ 10 ‰, and the add-on of water is 60 ~ 90% of sodium cyanide weight; Slowly be heated to 50 ~ 70 DEG C, remain on 50 ~ 70 DEG C of reactions, sampling analysis, to stopped reaction after methyl benzyl chloride≤1% or complete reaction; Stratification oil phase and aqueous phase, separate aqueous phase, and the oil phase part of reservation is divided into cyanating solution.
(2) 0 ~ 5wt% Na is added 2cO 3the aqueous solution, agitator treating cyanating solution oil phase, stratification, discharges aqueous phase, retains oil phase part and divides and obtain methylbenzeneacetonitrile.
Further technical scheme of the present invention is: step (2) obtains putting into rectifying tower reactor again to methylbenzeneacetonitrile and carries out rectifying, collects 95 ~ 130 DEG C, the cut under-98 ~-101KPa condition, obtains purity >=99% pair methylbenzeneacetonitrile.
0 ~ 5wt% Na in step (2) 2cO 3the add-on of the aqueous solution is 30 ~ 80% of cyanating solution volume.
In step (1), phase-transfer catalyst adds at twice under the constant prerequisite of total amount, adds the phase-transfer catalyst of gross weight 45 ~ 55%, when reaction conversion ratio is 45 ~ 55%, then add remaining phase transfer catalyst when reacting and just starting.
A kind of synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile of the present invention, with to methyl benzyl chloride for raw material, obtain methylbenzeneacetonitrile through cyanogenation, reaction formula is as follows:
A kind of synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile of the present invention has following beneficial effect:
1), simple to operate.
2), operational path is shorter, and three waste discharge is few.
3), do not need in reaction process in addition with an organic solvent, thus do not need the operation of solvent recuperation.
4), reaction conditions is gentle, and safety is secure, is easy to realize industrialization.
5), reaction belongs to single reaction, and thoroughly, do not have solvent again, product purity is high in reaction.The unreacted a small amount of impurity that methyl benzyl chloride and raw material are brought methyl benzyl chloride to methylbenzeneacetonitrile and trace is only had in final organic phase.
6), there is no side reaction, can ensure that consumption is low, product purity can be made again high; Production cost is relatively low.
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments the technical characteristic of a kind of synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile of the present invention is described further.
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Fig. 1: production equipment of the present invention.
In figure: 1-to methyl benzyl chloride feeding tube, 2-water feeding tube, 3-cyanogenation still, 4-sodium cyanide, catalyst charging hole, 5, other materials add entrance, 6-is to methylbenzeneacetonitrile rectifying tower reactor, 7-is to methyl benzyl chloride receiver, and 8-is to methylbenzeneacetonitrile receiver, and 81-connects vacuum pipe.
Embodiment
Embodiment 1: to the preparation method of methylbenzeneacetonitrile, comprise the following steps:
1, add in cyanogenation still 3 methyl benzyl chloride 273kg, water 80L, pour load weighted sodium cyanide 100kg into, stirring and dissolving, continue to add Tetrabutyl amonium bromide 0.6kg; Slowly be heated to 55 ~ 65 DEG C, remain on 50 ~ 65 DEG C of reactions, when reaction conversion ratio about 50%, add Tetrabutyl amonium bromide 0.5kg, continue reaction, sampling analysis, stopped reaction after to methyl benzyl chloride≤1% or complete reaction; Stratification oil phase and aqueous phase, separate the aqueous phase of sodium chloride-containing and a small amount of sodium cyanide, and collect reuse or process, the oil phase part of reservation is divided into cyanating solution;
2, add clear water 120kg, agitator treating cyanating solution oil phase, stratification, discharge aqueous phase, collect, part reuse, discharges after partially disposed, retains oil phase part and divides and obtain first product to methylbenzeneacetonitrile.
3, rectifying: first product puts into rectifying tower reactor 6 to methylbenzeneacetonitrile, collects 90 ~ 100 DEG C, and the cut under-95 ~-98Kpa condition obtains, to methyl benzyl chloride (wherein containing methylbenzeneacetonitrile), being back to cyanogenation; When containing methyl benzyl chloride≤0.3% in tower reactor, being switched to methylbenzeneacetonitrile receiver 8, collecting 95 ~ 130 DEG C, the cut under-98 ~-101KPa condition, obtain purity >=99% pair methylbenzeneacetonitrile.The a small amount of raffinate of tower reactor collects raffinate storage tank.
Embodiment 2: a kind of synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile, comprises the following steps:
1, add methyl benzyl chloride 250ml(methyl benzyl chloride content >=98% in the glass four-hole bottle of 500ml) and water 65g, pour load weighted sodium cyanide 96g into, stirring and dissolving, continue to add phase-transfer catalyst Tetrabutyl amonium bromide 1.3g; Slowly be heated to 55 ~ 65 DEG C, remain on 55 ~ 65 DEG C of reactions, if reaction is too violent, difficult control of temperature, can reduce mixing speed; Sampling analysis, to stopped reaction after methyl benzyl chloride≤1% or complete reaction; Stratification oil phase and aqueous phase, separate the aqueous phase of sodium chloride-containing and a small amount of sodium cyanide, collection and treatment, and the oil phase part of reservation is divided into cyanating solution;
2,1 ~ 5wt% Na is added 2cO 3the aqueous solution, agitator treating cyanating solution oil phase, stratification, discharges aqueous phase; Add clear water 80g again, agitator treating cyanating solution oil phase, stratification, aqueous phase collection and treatment.Retain oil phase part to divide and obtain methylbenzeneacetonitrile.Sampling analysis, to methylbenzeneacetonitrile >=97%.
Embodiment 1, with after clear water washing, then carries out rectifying, obtain to the purity of methylbenzeneacetonitrile than embodiment 2 without rectifying obtain high to the purity of methylbenzeneacetonitrile.Embodiment 1 through rectifying obtain limpid to methylbenzeneacetonitrile outward appearance, can be used as production marketing, it is poor to methylbenzeneacetonitrile visual appearance that embodiment 2 obtains, and can be used as intermediate product, be used as other reaction raw material.
In embodiment 2, add Na 2cO 3the object of the aqueous solution considers from secure context, guarantee system meta-alkalescence.

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1. to a synthetic method for methylbenzeneacetonitrile, it is characterized in that: comprise the following steps:
(1) add methyl benzyl chloride and water in cyanogenation still, pour load weighted sodium cyanide into, stirring and dissolving, continue to add phase-transfer catalyst, described phase-transfer catalyst is Tetrabutyl amonium bromide or tetrabutylammonium chloride; Add by 1:1.01 ~ 1.1 mol ratio methyl benzyl chloride and sodium cyanide, the add-on of phase-transfer catalyst is to methyl benzyl chloride weight 3 ~ 10 ‰, and the add-on of water is 60 ~ 90% of sodium cyanide weight; Slowly be heated to 50 ~ 70 DEG C, remain on 50 ~ 70 DEG C of reactions, sampling analysis, to stopped reaction after methyl benzyl chloride≤1% or complete reaction; Stratification oil phase and aqueous phase, separate aqueous phase, and the oil phase part of reservation is divided into cyanating solution;
(2) 0 ~ 5wt% Na is added 2cO 3the aqueous solution, agitator treating cyanating solution oil phase, stratification, discharges aqueous phase, retains oil phase part and divides and obtain methylbenzeneacetonitrile.
2. the synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: step (2) obtains putting into rectifying tower reactor again to methylbenzeneacetonitrile and carries out rectifying, collect 95 ~ 130 DEG C, the cut under-98 ~-101KPa condition, obtain purity >=99% pair methylbenzeneacetonitrile.
3. the synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that: 0 ~ 5wt% Na in step (2) 2cO 3the add-on of the aqueous solution is 30 ~ 80% of cyanating solution volume.
4. the synthetic method to methylbenzeneacetonitrile according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that: in step (1), phase-transfer catalyst adds at twice under the constant prerequisite of total amount, the phase-transfer catalyst of gross weight 45 ~ 55% is added when reacting and just starting, when reaction conversion ratio is 45 ~ 55%, then add remaining phase transfer catalyst.
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