Background
1, 3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) is an important organic chemical raw material, has an application field similar to other dihydric alcohols, is mainly used as a monomer of polyester and polyurethane, a solvent, an antifreeze agent or a protective agent and the like, and is also used for synthesizing medicines and used as an organic synthesis intermediate. Research in recent years shows that the Polyester (PTT) synthesized by taking 1, 3-propanediol as a monomer has better characteristics than the Polyester (PET) synthesized by taking ethylene glycol as a monomer and has wide application prospect.
At present, the preparation process of 1, 3-propylene glycol mainly comprises an acrolein water and hydrogenation method, biological fermentation and a carbonyl methyl esterification method, wherein the carbonyl methyl esterification method is a method for synthesizing methyl 3-hydroxypropionate (3-HPE) by carbonyl methyl esterification reaction of ethylene oxide, carbon monoxide and methanol, and then hydrogenating to obtain 1,3-PDO, and the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate is an important raw material for preparing 1, 3-propylene glycol. The carbonyl methyl esterification method can avoid the problem of instability of acrolein water and the intermediate 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde in the hydrogenation process. However, the raw materials of the methyl carbonyl esterification method mainly comprise ethylene oxide and carbon monoxide, so the reaction risk is extremely high, and the industrial popularization is not facilitated.
Therefore, development of a production method with mild production conditions and high safety is important for industrialization of 1, 3-propanediol by using it as a raw material for producing 1, 3-propanediol.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the invention is that the conventional method for preparing the 1, 3-propylene glycol reaction raw material 3-methyl hydroxypropionate has high reaction risk coefficient and is not beneficial to industrial production, so that the preparation method of the 3-methyl hydroxypropionate has mild preparation conditions, is safe and environment-friendly, has low cost and high yield and quality.
In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
the invention provides a preparation method of methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, which comprises the following steps:
s1, etherifying hydriodic acid, and carrying out the etherifying reaction on the methyl 3-methoxypropionate and the hydriodic acid at the temperature of 105-110 ℃ according to the molar ratio of 1:1.05-1.10 to obtain the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, the 3-hydroxypropionic acid and methyl iodide;
s2, rectifying and separating, namely rectifying and separating the mixed product of the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-hydroxypropionic acid obtained in the step S1 to respectively obtain the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-hydroxypropionic acid.
Preferably, the step S2 is followed by a step S3 of cracking methyl iodide to produce hydrogen iodide, and absorbing the produced hydrogen iodide with water to obtain hydroiodic acid.
Preferably, the step S2 is a vacuum distillation separation, and the fractions at 80 ℃ and 150 ℃ are collected under a high vacuum of 10mmHg to obtain methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and 3-hydroxypropionic acid respectively.
Preferably, the step S3 is to prepare hydrogen iodide by catalytic cracking, the catalytic cracking temperature is 300-600 ℃, and the catalyst is HZSM-5 molecular sieve.
Preferably, the step S1 is performed by using a reactive distillation device with a stirring system, the reactive distillation device further comprises a water separator and a reflux mechanism, the stirring speed in the step S1 is 200-300r/min, and the reaction time is 300-400 min.
Preferably, the rectification separation in step S2 is performed in a high-efficiency rectification column having an electric heating device and a pressure reduction function, and the number of theoretical plates of the high-efficiency rectification column is 40.
Preferably, a rectification column is arranged in the high-efficiency rectification tower, the rectification column is made of stainless steel, the packing of the rectification column is 3 theta ring packing, and the height of the packing is 2 m.
Preferably, the hydroiodic acid etherification solution in the step S1 is performed in an acidic system consisting of hydroiodic acid, sodium iodide and phosphoric acid, wherein the mass ratio of the hydroiodic acid, the sodium iodide and the phosphoric acid is 100-: 130-150:80-100.
Preferably, the concentration of hydroiodic acid is not less than 55%.
Preferably, the hydroiodic acid produced in step S3 is recycled to step S1.
Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the invention has the following advantages:
(1) the preparation method of the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate comprises the following steps: s1, etherifying hydriodic acid, and carrying out the etherifying reaction on the methyl 3-methoxypropionate and the hydriodic acid at the temperature of 105-110 ℃ according to the molar ratio of 1:1.05-1.10 to obtain the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, the 3-hydroxypropionic acid and methyl iodide; s2, rectifying and separating, namely rectifying and separating the mixed product of the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-hydroxypropionic acid obtained in the step S1 to respectively obtain the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-hydroxypropionic acid. The preparation method has the advantages of safe and reliable raw materials and preparation process, mild reaction conditions, simple steps, short synthetic route, low cost, high product yield and suitability for industrial batch production; in addition, the produced by-product 3-hydracrylic acid is an isomer of lactic acid (2-hydracrylic acid), and the isomer has active chemical properties and can be used for synthesizing various important chemical substances or used as additives and preservatives of food or feed.
(2) The preparation method of methyl 3-hydroxypropionate comprises the step S3 of preparing hydrogen iodide by cracking methyl iodide after the step S2, wherein the prepared hydrogen iodide is absorbed by water to obtain hydroiodic acid, the methyl iodide is continuously distilled out while the etherolysis reaction is carried out in the step S1 to obtain methyl iodide with higher purity, the methyl iodide is prepared into hydrogen iodide through the cracking reaction, the hydrogen iodide is absorbed by water to obtain hydroiodic acid, and the hydroiodic acid can be recycled to the step S1 and used for the etherolysis reaction again, so that the materials are recycled, and the production cost of the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate is further reduced.
Detailed Description
In order that the present disclosure may be more readily and clearly understood, reference will now be made in detail to the present disclosure as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Example 1
The embodiment provides a preparation method of methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, which comprises the following steps:
s1, etherifying hydriodic acid, namely adding 2.36kg (20mol) of methyl 3-methylpropionate (MMP) into a reaction rectifying tower with a stirring system, a water separator and a reflux device, raising the temperature to 105 ℃, dropwise adding 4.88kg (21mol) of commercial hydriodic acid with the volume concentration of not less than 55% into 3-methoxy propyl formate, and when the flow rate of distilled methyl iodide is reduced, beginning to supplement sodium iodide and phosphoric acid until the mass ratio of the hydriodic acid to the sodium iodide to the phosphoric acid is 100:130:80, the stirring speed is 200r/min and the reaction time is 300min in the etherifying process. And generating a product of methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, a small amount of by-product of 3-hydroxypropionate, and collecting the by-product of methyl iodide at the top of the reaction rectifying tower. The reaction equation for this reaction is:
CH3OCH2CH2COOCH3+HI→HOCH2CH2COOCH3+HOCH2CH2COOH+CH3I。
the reaction conversion rate was calculated by analyzing the recovered methyl iodide, and in this example, the reaction conversion rate was not less than 98%, and the product was analyzed by chromatography on the material in the reactive distillation column, and the result showed that the product contained unreacted raw material MMP 3%, methyl 3-hydroxypropionate 62%, 3-hydroxypropionic acid 25%, and about 10% of the other components.
S2, rectifying and separating the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-hydroxypropionic acid, wherein an efficient rectifying tower with a pressure reduction function is adopted, a tower body of the efficient rectifying tower is provided with an electric heating device and can heat substances in the tower body, the theoretical plate number of the efficient rectifying tower is 40, a rectifying column which is a 304 stainless steel rectifying column of DN40 is arranged in the rectifying tower, the packing of the rectifying column adopts 3 theta ring packing, and the height of the packing is 2 m. The rectification process is specifically as follows: under the high vacuum condition of 10mmHg, fractions at 80 ℃ and 150 ℃ are respectively collected to respectively obtain methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and 3-hydroxypropionic acid. The recovered by-product 3-hydroxypropionic acid is an isomer of lactic acid (2-hydroxypropionic acid), which is chemically more active due to the difference in the positions of the hydroxyl groups. A plurality of important chemical substances such as acrylic acid and malonic acid, as well as biodegradable plastic poly-3-hydroxypropionic acid can be synthesized through oxidation, dehydration, esterification reaction and the like, and the compound can also be used as an additive and a preservative of food or feed.
S3, cracking methyl iodide, namely, enabling methyl iodide collected at the top of the reaction rectifying tower in the step S1 to pass through a fixed bed reactor, performing thermal cracking at the temperature of 300 ℃ under the catalysis of an HZSM-5 catalyst to obtain hydrogen iodide, absorbing a small amount of ethylene and propylene by water to obtain hydroiodic acid, wherein the hydroiodic acid can be recycled to the step S1 and used as a reaction raw material for the etherolysis.
Example 2
The embodiment provides a preparation method of methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, which comprises the following steps:
s1, etherifying hydriodic acid, namely adding 1.18kg (10mol) of methyl 3-methylpropionate (MMP) into a reaction rectifying tower with a stirring system, a water separator and a reflux device, raising the temperature to 110 ℃, dropwise adding 2.56kg (11mol) of commercial hydriodic acid with the volume concentration of not less than 55% into 3-methoxy propyl formate, and when the flow rate of distilled methyl iodide is reduced, beginning to supplement sodium iodide and phosphoric acid until the mass ratio of the hydriodic acid to the sodium iodide to the phosphoric acid is 130:150:100, the stirring speed is 300r/min and the reaction time is 400min in the etherifying process. And generating a product of methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, a small amount of by-product of 3-hydroxypropionate, and collecting the by-product of methyl iodide at the top of the reaction rectifying tower. The reaction equation for this reaction is:
CH3OCH2CH2COOCH3+HI→HOCH2CH2COOCH3+HOCH2CH2COOH+CH3I
the reaction conversion rate was calculated by analyzing the recovered methyl iodide, and in this example, the reaction conversion rate was not less than 97%, and the product was analyzed by chromatography on the material in the reactive distillation column, and the result showed that the product contained unreacted raw material MMP 0.5%, methyl 3-hydroxypropionate 73.5%, 3-hydroxypropionate 16%, and about 10% of other components.
S2, rectifying and separating the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-hydroxypropionic acid, wherein an efficient rectifying tower with a pressure reduction function is adopted, a tower body of the efficient rectifying tower is provided with an electric heating device and can heat substances in the tower body, the theoretical plate number of the efficient rectifying tower is 40, a rectifying column which is a 304 stainless steel rectifying column of DN40 is arranged in the rectifying tower, the packing of the rectifying column adopts 3 theta ring packing, and the height of the packing is 2 m. The rectification process is specifically as follows: under the high vacuum condition of 10mmHg, fractions at 80 ℃ and 150 ℃ are respectively collected to respectively obtain methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and 3-hydroxypropionic acid. The recovered by-product 3-hydroxypropionic acid is an isomer of lactic acid (2-hydroxypropionic acid), which is chemically more active due to the difference in the positions of the hydroxyl groups. A plurality of important chemical substances such as acrylic acid and malonic acid, as well as biodegradable plastic poly-3-hydroxypropionic acid can be synthesized through oxidation, dehydration, esterification reaction and the like, and the compound can also be used as an additive and a preservative of food or feed.
S3, cracking methyl iodide, namely, enabling methyl iodide collected at the top of the reaction rectifying tower in the step S1 to pass through a fixed bed reactor, performing thermal cracking at the temperature of 600 ℃ under the catalysis of an HZSM-5 catalyst to obtain hydrogen iodide, absorbing a small amount of ethylene and propylene by water to obtain hydroiodic acid, wherein the hydroiodic acid can be recycled to the step S1 and used as a reaction raw material for the etherolysis.
Example 3
The embodiment provides a preparation method of methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, which comprises the following steps:
s1, etherifying hydriodic acid, namely adding 3.54kg (30mol) of methyl 3-methylpropionate (MMP) into a reaction rectifying tower with a stirring system, a water separator and a reflux device, raising the temperature to 105 ℃, dropwise adding 7.53kg (32.4mol) of commercial hydriodic acid with the volume concentration of not less than 55% into 3-methoxy propyl formate, and when the flow rate of distilled methyl iodide is reduced, beginning to supplement sodium iodide and phosphoric acid until the mass ratio of the hydriodic acid, the sodium iodide and the phosphoric acid is 115:140:92, wherein the stirring speed is 250r/min and the reaction time is 350min in the etherifying process. And generating a product of methyl 3-hydroxypropionate, a small amount of by-product of 3-hydroxypropionate, and collecting the by-product of methyl iodide at the top of the reaction rectifying tower. The reaction equation for this reaction is:
CH3OCH2CH2COOCH3+HI→HOCH2CH2COOCH3+HOCH2CH2COOH+CH3I。
the reaction conversion rate was calculated by analyzing the recovered methyl iodide, and in this example, the reaction conversion rate was not less than 98%, and the product contained unreacted raw material MMP 1.5%, methyl 3-hydroxypropionate 68.5%, 3-hydroxypropionate 20%, and about 10% of other components, as a result of chromatographic analysis of the material in the reactive distillation column.
S2, rectifying and separating the methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-hydroxypropionic acid, wherein an efficient rectifying tower with a pressure reduction function is adopted, a tower body of the efficient rectifying tower is provided with an electric heating device and can heat substances in the tower body, the theoretical plate number of the efficient rectifying tower is 40, a rectifying column which is a 304 stainless steel rectifying column of DN40 is arranged in the rectifying tower, the packing of the rectifying column adopts 3 theta ring packing, and the height of the packing is 2 m. The rectification process is specifically as follows: under the high vacuum condition of 10mmHg, fractions at 80 ℃ and 150 ℃ are respectively collected to respectively obtain methyl 3-hydroxypropionate and 3-hydroxypropionic acid. The recovered by-product 3-hydroxypropionic acid is an isomer of lactic acid (2-hydroxypropionic acid), which is chemically more active due to the difference in the positions of the hydroxyl groups. A plurality of important chemical substances such as acrylic acid and malonic acid, as well as biodegradable plastic poly-3-hydroxypropionic acid can be synthesized through oxidation, dehydration, esterification reaction and the like, and the compound can also be used as an additive and a preservative of food or feed.
S3, cracking methyl iodide, namely, enabling methyl iodide collected at the top of the reaction rectifying tower in the step S1 to pass through a fixed bed reactor, performing thermal cracking at the temperature of 450 ℃ under the catalysis of an HZSM-5 catalyst to obtain hydrogen iodide, absorbing a small amount of ethylene and propylene by water to obtain hydroiodic acid, wherein the hydroiodic acid can be recycled to the step S1 and used as a reaction raw material for the etherolysis.
It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications therefrom are within the scope of the invention.