CN109369349B - Preparation method of 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane - Google Patents

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CN109369349B
CN109369349B CN201811257762.4A CN201811257762A CN109369349B CN 109369349 B CN109369349 B CN 109369349B CN 201811257762 A CN201811257762 A CN 201811257762A CN 109369349 B CN109369349 B CN 109369349B
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The invention relates to the field of thermosensitive sensitizers, in particular to a preparation method of a 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane thermosensitive sensitizer. The method comprises the following steps: (1) adding m-cresol and potassium hydroxide into a high-pressure reaction vessel, stirring, heating to 130-150 ℃, completely dissolving, cooling to 70-80 ℃, and adding dichloroethane; (2) after the addition is finished, closing the high-pressure kettle, introducing nitrogen for replacing for 3 times, introducing a small amount of nitrogen, heating to 130-150 ℃, and carrying out heat preservation reaction for 15 hours; (3) cooling to 70-80 ℃, adding water, heating to 80-100 ℃, stirring for 1 hour, cooling to room temperature, separating out for more than 3 hours, filtering, washing with water, and drying to obtain a white 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane thermosensitive sensitizer product. The method has simple process, is suitable for industrial large-scale production, and the product is widely applied to the production of the thermal sensitive paper.

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Preparation method of 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of thermosensitive sensitizers, in particular to a preparation method of a 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane thermosensitive sensitizer.
Background
The structural formula of the 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane thermosensitive sensitizer is as follows:
Figure BDA0001843147600000011
the compound is usually generated by the reaction of m-cresol and dichloroethane under the action of alkali liquor. Wherein, the hydrolysis side reaction of dichloroethane under alkaline condition is the main reason for influencing the reaction yield. The previous synthetic methods report that the research direction is mainly how to avoid the side reaction and improve the yield. The method mainly comprises the following steps:
the method of using excessive m-cresol at the beginning has the disadvantages of more m-cresol usage, higher cost, difficult post-treatment of excessive m-cresol, and yield up to 72 percent; later, a batch alkali adding method is adopted, the method needs to monitor and control the alkali concentration for a long time, is not easy to control and complex to operate, hydrolysis side reaction still occurs, and the yield can reach 72.8%; and then, by adopting a method of excessive dichloroethane and adding a phase transfer catalyst, the yield of the method can reach 80-85%, the dichloroethane hydrolysis cannot be completely avoided, the amount of the dichloroethane is increased, the phase transfer catalyst needs to be added, an isopropanol solvent needs to be added for aftertreatment, and the cost is high.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the invention aims to provide the preparation method of the 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane, which has high yield and simple post-treatment and is suitable for large-scale production, and solves the problems of dichloroethane hydrolysis, low yield, difficult post-treatment and the like in the prior art.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the invention relates to a preparation method of 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane, which comprises the following steps:
(1) adding m-cresol and potassium hydroxide into a high-pressure reaction vessel, stirring, heating to 130-150 ℃, completely dissolving, cooling to 70-80 ℃, and adding dichloroethane;
(2) after the addition is finished, closing the autoclave, introducing nitrogen for replacement, introducing a small amount of nitrogen to ensure that the pressure reaches 0.1-0.2 Mpa, heating to 130-150 ℃, and carrying out heat preservation reaction for 15-20 hours;
(3) cooling to 70-80 ℃, adding water, heating to 80-100 ℃, stirring for 1-2 hours, cooling to room temperature, separating out for more than 3 hours, filtering, washing with water, and drying to obtain a white product.
Further, the mol ratio of m-cresol, dichloroethane and potassium hydroxide in the step (1) is 2:1: 2.2-2.5.
Further, the weight of the added water in the step (3) is 3-5 times of the weight of the m-cresol.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
1. the invention does not use water to dissolve potassium hydroxide during reaction, and the potassium hydroxide can be dissolved in m-cresol at high temperature. No water is added in the reaction process, so that the side reaction of dichloroethane hydrolysis can be thoroughly avoided.
2. In the reaction process, the potassium hydroxide of the cresol is mutually soluble with the dichloroethane, and a phase transfer catalyst is not required to be added.
3. In the reaction process of the invention, no water is added, so that the dichloroethane is not needed to be hydrolyzed at high temperature and is carried out in a high-pressure closed reaction kettle; therefore, the temperature can be raised to 130-150 ℃ for reaction, thereby improving the conversion rate.
4. The reaction process is carried out in a high-pressure closed reaction kettle and is protected by nitrogen, so that the dark color of the product caused by the oxidation of m-cresol can be avoided, the product is not refined by a solvent, and the white product can be directly separated out in water.
5. The method is simple to operate, and the yield is high and can reach 90-95%.
Detailed Description
In a specific embodiment, the preparation method of the 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane thermosensitive sensitizer comprises the following steps: (1) adding m-cresol and potassium hydroxide into a high-pressure reaction container, stirring, heating to 130-150 ℃, completely dissolving, cooling to below 80 ℃, and adding dichloroethane; (2) after adding, closing the autoclave, introducing nitrogen for 3 times of replacement, introducing a small amount of nitrogen to ensure that the pressure reaches 0.1-0.2 Mpa, heating to 130-150 ℃, and carrying out heat preservation reaction for 15-20 hours; (3) cooling to 70-80 ℃, adding water, heating to 80-100 ℃, stirring for 1-2 hours, cooling to room temperature, separating out for more than 3 hours, filtering, washing with water, and drying to obtain a white product. Wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the reaction formula in the process of preparing the 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane thermosensitive sensitizer is as follows:
Figure BDA0001843147600000031
the mol ratio of the m-cresol to the dichloroethane to the potassium hydroxide is 2:1: 2.2-2.5.
And (4) adding water which is 3-5 times of the weight of the m-cresol into the post-treatment in the step (3).
The present invention will be further described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
Adding 400 g of m-cresol and 254 g of potassium hydroxide with the content of 90% into a 2L high-pressure autoclave, heating to 130-150 ℃, stirring for dissolving, cooling to the temperature below 80 ℃, adding 184 g of 1, 2-dichloroethane, sealing the high-pressure autoclave after adding, replacing with nitrogen for three times, introducing a small amount of nitrogen, heating to 130 ℃, carrying out heat preservation reaction for 15 hours, cooling to the temperature below 80 ℃, adding water, and carrying out heat preservation for 1 hour at the temperature of 80-100 ℃. And cooling to 5-25 ℃, separating out for more than 3 hours, filtering, leaching with a small amount of water, and drying a filter cake to obtain 419.0 g of a white solid product with the content of 99.3% and the yield of 93.5%.
Example 2
Adding 400 g of m-cresol and 276 g of potassium hydroxide with the content of 90% into a 2L high-pressure autoclave, heating to 130-150 ℃, stirring for dissolving, cooling to 80 ℃, adding 184 g of 1, 2-dichloroethane, sealing the high-pressure autoclave after adding, replacing with nitrogen for three times, introducing a small amount of nitrogen, heating to 150 ℃, carrying out heat preservation reaction for 15 hours, cooling to 70 ℃, adding 1200 ml of water, and carrying out heat preservation for 1.5 hours at 80-100 ℃. And cooling to 5-25 ℃, separating out for more than 3 hours, filtering, leaching with a small amount of water, and drying a filter cake to obtain 423.5 g of a white solid product with the content of 99.5% and the yield of 94.5%.
Example 3
Adding 400 g of m-cresol and 288 g of potassium hydroxide with the content of 90% into a 2L high-pressure autoclave, heating to 130-150 ℃, stirring for dissolving, cooling to 75 ℃, adding 184 g of 1, 2-dichloroethane, sealing the high-pressure autoclave after adding, replacing with nitrogen for three times, introducing a small amount of nitrogen, heating to 140 ℃, carrying out heat preservation reaction for 15 hours, cooling to 78 ℃, adding 1300 ml of water, and carrying out heat preservation for 2 hours at 80-100 ℃. And cooling to 5-25 ℃, separating out for more than 3 hours, filtering, leaching with a small amount of water, and drying a filter cake to obtain 425.7 g of a white solid product with the content of 99.6% and the yield of 95.0%.
Comparative example
Adding 400 g of m-cresol and 415 g of 50% potassium hydroxide solution into a 2L four-neck bottle, heating to 80 ℃, reacting for half an hour, adding 367 g of 1, 2-dichloroethane and 40 g of PEG1000, refluxing, preserving heat, reacting for 7 hours, then adding 415 g of 50% potassium hydroxide solution, and preserving heat for 13 hours at 87-93 ℃. Heating and concentrating to ensure that the temperature gradually reaches 120 ℃ within 3 hours, and preserving the heat for 1 hour at 118-120 ℃. Adding 1400 ml of water, heating to 100 ℃, stirring for 0.5 hour, cooling to 80 ℃, filtering, leaching with a small amount of water, and vacuum-drying a filter cake to obtain a dark brown product. Recrystallizing with isopropanol, and drying to obtain 385 g of white solid product with the content of 99.0 percent and the yield of 85.0 percent.
The results of the examples and the comparative examples show that the method has simple process and high yield of the obtained product, and is suitable for industrial large-scale production.

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  1. A process for the preparation of 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
    (1) adding m-cresol and potassium hydroxide into a high-pressure reaction vessel, stirring, heating to 130-150 ℃, completely dissolving, cooling to 70-80 ℃, and adding dichloroethane; the mol ratio of the m-cresol to the dichloroethane to the potassium hydroxide is 2:1: 2.2-2.5;
    (2) after the addition is finished, closing the autoclave, introducing nitrogen for replacement, introducing a small amount of nitrogen to ensure that the pressure reaches 0.1-0.2 Mpa, heating to 130-150 ℃, and carrying out heat preservation reaction for 15-20 hours;
    (3) cooling to 70-80 ℃, adding water, heating to 80-100 ℃, stirring for 1-2 hours, cooling to room temperature, separating out for more than 3 hours, filtering, washing with water, and drying to obtain a white product.
  2. 2. The method for producing 1, 2-bis (3-methylphenoxy) ethane as claimed in claim 1, wherein the weight of the added water in the step (3) is 3 to 5 times the weight of m-cresol.
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