JPH01228926A - Production of p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride - Google Patents

Production of p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride

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JPH01228926A
JPH01228926A JP5540688A JP5540688A JPH01228926A JP H01228926 A JPH01228926 A JP H01228926A JP 5540688 A JP5540688 A JP 5540688A JP 5540688 A JP5540688 A JP 5540688A JP H01228926 A JPH01228926 A JP H01228926A
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tert
butyltoluene
chlorine
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Mitsuharu Kobayashi
光春 小林
Takeshi Kimura
毅 木村
Tadashi Hiramine
正 平嶺
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HONSYU KAGAKU KOGYO KK
Honshu Chemical Industry Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently obtain the subject compound under mild conditions by using a specific amount of an azobis compound as a radical-forming agent and simultaneously specifying the feed rate of chlorine in chlorinating p-tert- butyltoluene with the chlorine. CONSTITUTION:p-tert-Butyltoluene as a raw material is reacted with chlorine in the presence of a radical forming agent to produce the subject compound useful as a raw material for agricultural chemicals or perfumes. In the process, an azobis compound, especially azobisisobutyronitrile in an amount of <=2.5wt.%, preferably <=1wt.%, especially 0.05-5wt.% based on the above-mentioned raw material is used as the radical-forming agent and the chlorine is fed at a feed rate of <=1mol/hr, especially 0.05-0.25 mol/hr based on 1mol afore-mentioned raw material to afford the aimed compound at an industrially advantageous temperature of 60-80 deg.C, especially 66-75 deg.C in high selectivity and yield without requiring a special reactor.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、農薬原料および香料原料として有用なp−t
ert−ブチルベンジルクロライドの製造方法に関する
Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention provides pt.
The present invention relates to a method for producing ert-butylbenzyl chloride.

【従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

p −tert−ブチルトルエンを塩素でクロル化して
、p−tert−ブチルベンジルクロライドを合成する
場合、無触媒では核クロル化物が副生成物として生成す
ることは公知である。従来これら核クロル化物の生成を
押えるために触媒としてラジカル形成剤を存在させるか
、または光反応が提案されている。
It is known that when p-tert-butyl toluene is chlorinated with chlorine to synthesize p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride, a nuclear chloride is produced as a by-product in the absence of a catalyst. Conventionally, in order to suppress the formation of these nuclear chlorides, it has been proposed to use a radical forming agent as a catalyst or to use a photoreaction.

しかしながらこれらラジカル形成剤存在下のクロル化、
または光反応でのクロル化においても、選択的にp−t
ert−ブチルベンジルクロライドを製造することは困
廻であった。即ち、p−tert−ブチルトルエンのメ
チル基のクロル化と同時にtert−ブチル基のクロル
化もがなり起こるからである。この副生するp−クロル
−tert−ブチルトルエンとp−tert−ブチルベ
ンジルクロライドとは、沸点差がほとんどないため通常
の蒸留等で分離することは殆ど不可能である。
However, chlorination in the presence of these radical formers,
Alternatively, in photoreaction chlorination, selective p-t
It has been difficult to produce ert-butylbenzyl chloride. That is, chlorination of the tert-butyl group occurs simultaneously with the chlorination of the methyl group of p-tert-butyltoluene. Since the by-produced p-chloro-tert-butyltoluene and p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride have almost no difference in boiling point, it is almost impossible to separate them by ordinary distillation or the like.

特開昭59−80624号ではp−tert−ブチルベ
ンジルクロライドを選択的に製造するために、高エネル
ギー輻射線の作用下および/又はラジカル形成剤の存在
下、約−10〜+10℃の温度でp −tert−ブチ
ルトルエンと塩素を反応させる方法が提案されている。
In JP-A-59-80624, p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride is selectively produced at temperatures of about -10 to +10°C under the action of high-energy radiation and/or in the presence of radical formers. A method has been proposed in which p-tert-butyltoluene and chlorine are reacted.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

しかし、一般には約−10〜+10℃の温度範囲では熱
分解によるラジカル形成剤の活性はほとんど認められな
い、それゆえ前記特許の方法を実行しようとすれば、高
エネルギー輻射線の作用下での反応となる。このような
高エネルギー輻射線の作用下(通常、中圧、または高圧
水銀灯などのUV−照明器による照射下)での反応は石
英ガラス製などの特殊な反応装置が必要となり、更に一
10〜+lO℃という温度も工業的に有利な方法とは言
い難い。
However, in general, the activity of radical forming agents due to thermal decomposition is hardly observed in the temperature range of about -10 to +10°C, therefore, if the method of the said patent is to be carried out, it is difficult to carry out the process under the action of high-energy radiation. It becomes a reaction. Reactions under the action of such high-energy radiation (usually under irradiation by UV illuminators such as medium-pressure or high-pressure mercury lamps) require special reaction equipment, such as those made of quartz glass, and require A temperature of +10° C. is also hardly an industrially advantageous method.

〔問題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

本発明者らは工業的に不利な上記の製法に代わる選択性
が良く、しかも特殊な反応装置を必要としないp−te
rt−ブチルベンジルクロライドの製造方法を確立すべ
く、鋭意検討した結果、工業的に通常使用されている8
0℃以下のきわめて温和な条件下でp−tert−ブチ
ルベンジルクロライドが効率的に製造できることを見出
し、本発明に至った。
The present inventors have developed a p-te method which has good selectivity and does not require special reaction equipment, as an alternative to the industrially disadvantageous above-mentioned production method.
As a result of intensive studies to establish a method for producing rt-butylbenzyl chloride, we found that 8
It was discovered that p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride can be efficiently produced under extremely mild conditions of 0° C. or lower, leading to the present invention.

即ち、本発明は、60〜80℃の温度でp−tert−
ブチルトルエンと塩素を反応させてp−tert−ブチ
ルベンジルクロライドを製造するに当たり、ラジカル形
成剤として、p−tert−ブチルトルエンに対し2.
5wt%以下のアゾビス化合物を使用し、かつp−te
rt−ブチルトルエン1モル当たりの塩素の供給速度を
1モル/hr以下にすることを特徴とする。
That is, the present invention provides p-tert-
In producing p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride by reacting butyltoluene with chlorine, 2.
Using an azobis compound of 5 wt% or less, and p-te
It is characterized in that the feed rate of chlorine per mole of rt-butyltoluene is 1 mole/hr or less.

本発明の方法によれば核クロル化物は殆ど副生ぜず、p
−tert−ブチルトルエンのメチル基を選択的にクロ
ル化することができる。
According to the method of the present invention, almost no nuclear chloride is produced as a by-product, and p
The methyl group of -tert-butyltoluene can be selectively chlorinated.

反応は60〜80℃、特に好ましくは65〜75℃で行
なわれる。60℃以下ではラジカル形成剤であるアゾビ
ス化合物が有効に働かず、80℃以上では選択性が失わ
れる。
The reaction is carried out at 60-80°C, particularly preferably at 65-75°C. At temperatures below 60°C, the azobis compound, which is a radical forming agent, does not work effectively, and at temperatures above 80°C, selectivity is lost.

本発明の反応は常圧下、又は加圧下、特に水柱60〜3
00醜程度に加圧された条件下で行なうことができる。
The reaction of the present invention is carried out under normal pressure or under pressure, especially 60 to 3 water columns.
It can be carried out under pressurized conditions to the extent of 0.00 Ugly.

本発明の方法において、塩素は、ガス状でp−tert
−ブチルトルエンに好適に導入することができ、その供
給速度は、1時間当たり、出発物質であるp−tert
−ブチルトルエンと当モル以下、特に好ましくは0.0
5〜0.25モルにする必要がある。塩素の供給が早過
ぎるとtert−ブチル基のクロル化物が増加し、逆に
遅過ぎると反応時間が長くなり工業的に不利となる。ま
た導入される塩素ガスは窒素のような不活性ガスで希釈
して使用することができる。
In the method of the invention, chlorine is used in gaseous form as p-tert.
-butyltoluene, the feed rate of which is the starting material p-tert per hour.
-Equimolar or less than butyltoluene, particularly preferably 0.0
It is necessary to make it 5 to 0.25 mol. If chlorine is supplied too quickly, the amount of chloride of the tert-butyl group will increase; if it is supplied too slowly, the reaction time will be prolonged, which is industrially disadvantageous. Further, the introduced chlorine gas can be diluted with an inert gas such as nitrogen before use.

本発明において使用できるアゾビス化合物としてはアゾ
ビスイソブチロニトリル、アゾビスプロパン、アゾビス
シクロヘキサンカルボニトリル、アゾビスイソ酪酸エス
テル、アゾビス(2゜4−ジメチル)バレロニトリル等
が挙げられ、特に好ましいのはアゾビスイソブチロニト
リルである。
Examples of the azobis compounds that can be used in the present invention include azobisisobutyronitrile, azobispropane, azobiscyclohexanecarbonitrile, azobisisobutyric acid ester, azobis(2゜4-dimethyl)valeronitrile, etc., and particularly preferred is It is bisisobutyronitrile.

本発明の方法において使用するラジカル形成剤であるア
ゾビス化合物の使用量は出発物質であるp−tert−
ブチルトルエンに対して2.5wt%以下、特に1%以
下、さらに好ましくはO,OS〜0.5%の間で使用す
るのが良い、アゾビス化合物が存在しないと反応が進行
しにくく、かつ進行しても様々な反応が起こり多くの副
生物が生成する。逆にラジカル形成剤が多くなると塩素
分子の原子への解離が激しくなりやはり副生成物が多く
なる。更にラジカル形成剤が少ないということはラジカ
ル形成剤自身の分解生成物の混入が少ないという利点を
有する0本発明の方法にしたがって反応を行なうと供給
される塩素とラジカルの形成とは好適に釣り合って、系
外に塩素が逸脱しない、塩素の供給量はp−tert−
ブチルトルエンに対して理論的にはモル比で1=1であ
り、0.4〜1.5の間で必要に応じて変えることがで
きるが、実用的には、二基素化生成物等の生成をできる
だけ避けるために、0.6〜1.1が好ましい、この場
合未反応p−tert−ブチルトルエンは蒸留によって
回収することができ、回収したp−tert−ブチルト
ルエンは次回の反応に使用できる。また本反応によって
えられたp−tert−ブチルベンジルクロライドは蒸
留によって好適に精製することができ、該留分は少なく
とも95%以上の純度を有している。
The amount of the azobis compound, which is a radical forming agent used in the method of the present invention, is determined based on the starting material p-tert-
It is preferable to use 2.5 wt% or less, especially 1% or less, more preferably between O,OS and 0.5% based on butyltoluene.If the azobis compound is not present, the reaction will be difficult to proceed, and However, various reactions occur and many by-products are generated. Conversely, when the amount of radical forming agents increases, the dissociation of chlorine molecules into atoms becomes more intense, resulting in an increase in by-products. Furthermore, the presence of less radical forming agent has the advantage that there is less contamination by decomposition products of the radical forming agent itself.When the reaction is carried out according to the method of the present invention, the chlorine supplied and the formation of radicals are well balanced. , chlorine does not escape outside the system, the amount of chlorine supplied is p-tert-
Theoretically, the molar ratio is 1=1 with respect to butyltoluene, and it can be changed as necessary between 0.4 and 1.5, but in practical terms, In order to avoid the formation of p-tert-butyltoluene as much as possible, a value of 0.6 to 1.1 is preferred. In this case, unreacted p-tert-butyltoluene can be recovered by distillation, and the recovered p-tert-butyltoluene can be used in the next reaction. Can be used. Further, the p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride obtained by this reaction can be suitably purified by distillation, and the fraction has a purity of at least 95%.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下に実施例を示し、本発明を更に詳細に説明するが、
本発明はその要旨を越えないかぎり以下の実施例に限定
されるものではない。
The present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples below.
The present invention is not limited to the following examples unless it exceeds the gist thereof.

実施例−1 温度計、撹拌機、塩素導入管、還流冷却器を備えた丸底
フラスコに、水を満たした塩化水素吸収装置を接続した
。このフラスコにp−tert−ブチルトルエン100
 g (0,676モル)とアゾビスイソブチロニトリ
ル0.1gを入れた。系内を窒素で置換した後、68〜
72℃に昇温し、塩素ガス導入管を通じて塩素ガス51
g (0,718モル)を6時間かけて供給した。この
時の塩素ガスの供給速度は、p−tert−ブチルトル
エン1モル当たり0.18モル/hrであった0反応で
生成する塩化水素ガスは吸収装置中で水に吸収させた。
Example-1 A hydrogen chloride absorber filled with water was connected to a round bottom flask equipped with a thermometer, a stirrer, a chlorine inlet tube, and a reflux condenser. Add 100 p-tert-butyltoluene to this flask.
g (0,676 mol) and 0.1 g of azobisisobutyronitrile were added. After replacing the system with nitrogen, 68~
The temperature was raised to 72℃, and 51% of chlorine gas was introduced through the chlorine gas introduction pipe.
g (0,718 mol) was fed over 6 hours. The supply rate of chlorine gas at this time was 0.18 mol/hr per mol of p-tert-butyltoluene. Hydrogen chloride gas generated in the reaction was absorbed into water in an absorption device.

反応終了液に窒素ガスを通じて残存塩化水素ガスを除去
した後、理論段数約20段のガラス製分留塔を用いて蒸
留を行なった。
After removing residual hydrogen chloride gas by passing nitrogen gas through the reaction-completed liquid, distillation was performed using a glass fractionator having about 20 theoretical plates.

p−tert−ブチルトルエン14gを回収し、純度9
7%のp−tert−ブチルベンジルクロライド留分7
5gを得た0分析は25mのPEG−20Mキャピラリ
ーカラムを装備したGCで行なった。
14 g of p-tert-butyltoluene was recovered and the purity was 9.
7% p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride fraction 7
The analysis yielding 5 g was performed on a GC equipped with a 25 m PEG-20M capillary column.

また生成物の確認はNMRとGCマススペクトル分析で
行なった0反応でのp−クロル−tert−ブチルトル
エンとp−tert−ブチルベンジルクロライドとの生
成比は、1/40.7であり、留分中の不純物としては
、主としてp−クロル−tert−ブチルトルエンと市
販品位のP−tert−ブチルトルエン中には既に2〜
5%存在しているm −tert−ブチルトルエンから
生成するm−tert−ブチルベンジルクロライドであ
る。
In addition, the product was confirmed by NMR and GC mass spectrometry, and the production ratio of p-chloro-tert-butyltoluene and p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride in the 0 reaction was 1/40.7. The impurities in the solution are mainly p-chloro-tert-butyltoluene and commercially available P-tert-butyltoluene.
It is m-tert-butylbenzyl chloride produced from m-tert-butyltoluene present at 5%.

実施例−2 塩素ガスの供給量を、35.5g (0,5モル)とし
、4時間10分掛けて反応した以外は実施例=1と同様
の操作を行ない、p−tert−ブチルトルエン35g
を回収し、95%のp−tert−ブチルベンジルクロ
ライド留分68gを得た。
Example 2 The same operation as in Example 1 was carried out except that the amount of chlorine gas supplied was 35.5 g (0.5 mol) and the reaction took 4 hours and 10 minutes, and 35 g of p-tert-butyltoluene was
was collected to obtain 68 g of a 95% p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride fraction.

反応でのp−クロル−tert−ブチルトルエンとp−
tert−ブチルベンジルクロライドとの生成比は、1
726であった。
p-chloro-tert-butyltoluene and p-chloro-tert-butyltoluene in the reaction
The production ratio with tert-butylbenzyl chloride is 1
It was 726.

比較例−1 反応温度を50℃で行なった以外は実施例−1と同様に
反応したが、転化率が50%以下であり、かつp−クロ
ル−tert−ブチルトルエンとp−tert−ブチル
ベンジルクロライドとの生成比は、1/2.4であった
Comparative Example-1 The reaction was carried out in the same manner as in Example-1 except that the reaction temperature was 50°C, but the conversion rate was 50% or less, and p-chloro-tert-butyltoluene and p-tert-butylbenzyl The production ratio with chloride was 1/2.4.

比較例−2 反応温度を90℃で行なった以外は実施例−1と同様に
反応を行なったが、p−クロル−tert−ブチルトル
エンとp−tert−ブチルベンジルクロライドとの生
成比は、115.9であり、かつ高沸物が多くなった。
Comparative Example-2 The reaction was carried out in the same manner as in Example-1 except that the reaction temperature was 90°C, but the production ratio of p-chloro-tert-butyltoluene and p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride was 115 .9, and the number of high-boiling substances increased.

比較例−3 塩素の供給速度をp−tert−ブチルトルエン1モル
当たり1.33モル/hrにした以外は実施例−1の方
法と同様に反応を行なったが、p−クロル−tert−
ブチルトルエンとP−tert−ブチルベンジルクロラ
イドとの生成比は、1/9であった。
Comparative Example 3 The reaction was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the chlorine supply rate was 1.33 mol/hr per mol of p-tert-butyltoluene, but p-chloro-tert-
The production ratio of butyltoluene and P-tert-butylbenzyl chloride was 1/9.

比較例−4 ラジカル形成剤であるアゾビスイソブチロニトリルの添
加量を5wt%にした以外は実施例−1と同様に反応を
行なった。P−クロル−tert−ブチルトルエンとp
−tert−ブチルベンジルクロライドとの生成比は、
1/9.5であった。
Comparative Example-4 The reaction was carried out in the same manner as in Example-1 except that the amount of azobisisobutyronitrile, a radical forming agent, added was 5 wt%. P-chloro-tert-butyltoluene and p
The production ratio with -tert-butylbenzyl chloride is
It was 1/9.5.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

通常のラジカル形成剤であるアゾビス化合物を使用して
、60〜80℃という工業的に有利な温度範囲において
高選択率、高収率でp−tert−ブチルベンジルクロ
ライドを製造できるという利点を有している。更に従来
は光反応を行なうため、石英ガラス製の特殊な製造装置
を必要としていたが、本発明の方法では、通常の反応装
置が使用できるという利点がある。
It has the advantage that p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride can be produced with high selectivity and high yield in an industrially advantageous temperature range of 60 to 80°C using an azobis compound, which is a common radical forming agent. ing. Furthermore, while conventionally a special manufacturing device made of quartz glass was required to carry out the photoreaction, the method of the present invention has the advantage that a normal reaction device can be used.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1、60〜80℃の温度でp−tert−ブチルトルエ
ンと塩素を反応させてp−tert−ブチルベンジルク
ロライドを製造するに当たり、ラジカル形成剤として、
p−tert−ブチルトルエンに対し2.5wt%以下
のアゾビス化合物を使用し、かつp−tert−ブチル
トルエン1モル当たりの塩素の供給量を1モル/hr以
下にすることを特徴とするp−tert−ブチルベンジ
ルクロライドの製造方法。
1. In producing p-tert-butylbenzyl chloride by reacting p-tert-butyltoluene and chlorine at a temperature of 60 to 80°C, as a radical forming agent,
p-, characterized in that 2.5 wt% or less of the azobis compound is used with respect to p-tert-butyltoluene, and the amount of chlorine supplied per mol of p-tert-butyltoluene is 1 mol/hr or less. A method for producing tert-butylbenzyl chloride.
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