IE64532B1 - Solvent purification - Google Patents
Solvent purificationInfo
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- IE64532B1 IE64532B1 IE384490A IE384490A IE64532B1 IE 64532 B1 IE64532 B1 IE 64532B1 IE 384490 A IE384490 A IE 384490A IE 384490 A IE384490 A IE 384490A IE 64532 B1 IE64532 B1 IE 64532B1
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- 238000000746 purification Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 9
- 239000002904 solvent Substances 0.000 title description 4
- WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Acetonitrile Chemical compound CC#N WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 69
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 23
- 238000004821 distillation Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 11
- 239000012535 impurity Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 11
- 238000010992 reflux Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- 239000007800 oxidant agent Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 7
- 239000002274 desiccant Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 5
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 claims abstract 2
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 16
- XXROGKLTLUQVRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N allyl alcohol Chemical compound OCC=C XXROGKLTLUQVRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 6
- CSCPPACGZOOCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Acetone Chemical compound CC(C)=O CSCPPACGZOOCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 4
- 239000002253 acid Substances 0.000 description 3
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Acrylonitrile Chemical compound C=CC#N NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ammonia Chemical compound N QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- GYCMBHHDWRMZGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Methylacrylonitrile Chemical compound CC(=C)C#N GYCMBHHDWRMZGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- ZCQWOFVYLHDMMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Oxazole Chemical compound C1=COC=N1 ZCQWOFVYLHDMMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Phosphoric acid Chemical compound OP(O)(O)=O NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 238000004458 analytical method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000004128 high performance liquid chromatography Methods 0.000 description 2
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- FVSKHRXBFJPNKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N propionitrile Chemical compound CCC#N FVSKHRXBFJPNKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- DLYUQMMRRRQYAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N tetraphosphorus decaoxide Chemical compound O1P(O2)(=O)OP3(=O)OP1(=O)OP2(=O)O3 DLYUQMMRRRQYAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 230000006820 DNA synthesis Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004566 IR spectroscopy Methods 0.000 description 1
- 241000534944 Thia Species 0.000 description 1
- 229910000147 aluminium phosphate Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229910021529 ammonia Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000009835 boiling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000003054 catalyst Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000003197 catalytic effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000009614 chemical analysis method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000498 cooling water Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000000895 extractive distillation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000002349 favourable effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000000622 liquid--liquid extraction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000002808 molecular sieve Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010647 peptide synthesis reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000447 pesticide residue Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000012286 potassium permanganate Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000001953 recrystallisation Methods 0.000 description 1
- URGAHOPLAPQHLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N sodium aluminosilicate Chemical compound [Na+].[Al+3].[O-][Si]([O-])=O.[O-][Si]([O-])=O URGAHOPLAPQHLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000001488 sodium phosphate Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910000162 sodium phosphate Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000000638 solvent extraction Methods 0.000 description 1
- RYFMWSXOAZQYPI-UHFFFAOYSA-K trisodium phosphate Chemical compound [Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[O-]P([O-])([O-])=O RYFMWSXOAZQYPI-UHFFFAOYSA-K 0.000 description 1
- 238000000870 ultraviolet spectroscopy Methods 0.000 description 1
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Abstract
Purification of acetonitrile (I) comprises: (i) adding an oxidising agent (II); (ii) adding a base (III); (iii) distilling the mixture; and (iv) recovering purified (I). A drying agent may be added to the mixture prior to the distillation. The mixture is heated to 40°C for at least half an hour after the addition of (II), heated to reflux after the addition of (III), sampled over time to monitor the levels of impurities present, and/or cooled prior to the addition of the dehydrating and/or dealcoholising agent.
Description
Solvent Purification
The invention relates to solvent purification, in particular to a process for purifying acetonitrile containing impurities such as allyl alcohol, acetone, water, oxazole, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, propionitrile, possibly catalytic amounts of acid and the like.
Acetonitrile was first produced commercially in 1952. It is widely used in liquid-liquid extraction, selective recrystallisation and extractive distillation. Because of its favourable dialectric, solvent and optical properties it is also widely used In analytical chemistry, particularly in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), DNA and peptide synthesis, pesticide residue analysis and in UV and IR spectroscopy.
As analytical chemistry techniques and machines become ever more sophisticated there is a need to develop processes for producing acetonitrile to a high level of purity for use as a standard in such machines. This invention is therefore directed towards producing acetonitrile having a high level of purity in a cost efficient manner.
According to the invention there ie provided a purification process for the purification of acetonitrile containing impurities to produce purified acetonitrile, the process of comprising the steps of:5 adding an oxidising agent to acetonitrile containing impurities;
adding a base to the mixture;
distilling the mixture in a distillation column; and recovering purified acetonitrile from the 10 distillation column.
In one particularly preferred embodiment of the invention the acetonitrile is further purified by adding a drying agent prior to distillation. Preferably the mixture ie heated after addition of the oxidising agent. Advantageously the mixture is heated to a temperature of at least 40°C for a period of at least half an hour.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention after addition of the base the mixture is heated to reflux and the mixture is sampled over time to monitor the levels of impurities present.
- 3 In one embodiment of the invention the mixture is cooled prior to addition of the drying agent.
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The invention also provides purified acetonitrile whenever c purified by the process of the invention.
The invention will be more clearly understood from the following descriptions thereof given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawing which is a schematic diagram of a distillation apparatus used in the process of the invention.
Referring to the drawing, there is illustrated a distillation apparatus used in the process of the invention comprising a distillation column 1 of packed raschig rings having from '30 to 40 theoretical plates. Feed material is added into a boiling vessel 2 through an inlet valve 3. The feed material is heated by passing through a reboiler 5 having a steam heated coil 6. Vapour from the distillation column ί is condensed by passing cooling water through a coil 7 in the condenser 8. Reflux material is returned to the column 1 through a reflux line 9. When the desired purity level has been reached the material is fed through an outlet line 10 through molecular sieves 11 to a collection vessel 12.
Example
Feedstock acetonitrile containing impurities such as propionitrile, allyl alcohol, acetone, water, oxazole, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and free ammonia was purified >
by the following process. 100 L of feedstock acetonitrile is added to the reflux vessel and approximately 60g of an oxidising agent such as potassium permanganate is added. A small quantity of an acid such as phosphoric acid may also be added if the level of allyl alcohol in the feedstock acetonitrile is high (i.e. > 0.01% by volume). The acid acts as a catalyst to the oxidizing agent.
The mixture is then heated for at least half and hour at a temperature of at least 40°C. A base such as sodium phosphate is then added to the mixture in an amount of at least lOOg (up to l,500g) and the mixture is heated to reflux. The levels of impurity present are monitored. When the levels of impurities have reached desired values the mixture is allowed to cool.
The final stage in the purification process involves adding a drying agent such as phosphorus pentoxide to the mixture to excess (10%) and the mixture is then heated under reflux for at least half an hour. The product is sampled and when the desired level of purity is obtained the purified acetonitrile is drawn off.
- 5 The acetonitrile purified by thia process has a purity of at least 99.8% with a water content of less than 0.01%, an acidity level of less than .001% and a residue level of less than .0001%.
The high grade purified acetonitrile is useful in HPLC analysis and has a great range of applications including applications in peptide an DNA synthesis and in peptide residue analyses.
The invention is not limited to the embodiments hereinbefore described which may be varied in detail.
Claims (8)
1. λ purification process for the purification of acetonitrile containing Impurities to produce purified acetonitrile« the process comprising the steps of : 5 adding an oxidising agent to acetonitrile containing impurities; adding a base to the mixture; distilling the mixture in a distillation column; and recovering purified acetonitrile from the 10 distillation column.
2. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the acetonitrile ie further purified by adding a drying agent prior to distillation.
3. A process ae claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the mixture 15 is heated after addition of the oxidising agent. - 7
4. A process as claimed in claim 3 wherein the mixture is heated to a temperature of at least 40°C for a period of at least half an hour.
5. A process as claimed in any preceding claim wherein, 5 after addition of the base the mixture is heated to reflux and the mixture is sampled over time to monitor the levels of impurities present.
6. A process as claimed in any of claims 2 to 5 wherein the mixture is cooled prior to addition of the dehydrating 10 and/or dealcoholising agent.
7. A process substantially as hereinbefore described. with reference to the examples.
8. Purified acetonitrile whenever purified by a process as claimed in any preceding claim.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| IE384490A IE64532B1 (en) | 1990-10-25 | 1990-10-25 | Solvent purification |
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| IE384490A IE64532B1 (en) | 1990-10-25 | 1990-10-25 | Solvent purification |
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| IE903844A1 IE903844A1 (en) | 1992-05-22 |
| IE64532B1 true IE64532B1 (en) | 1995-08-09 |
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| CN104744299A (en) * | 2013-12-31 | 2015-07-01 | 上海星可高纯溶剂有限公司 | Method for purifying high pure organic solvent acetonitrile |
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