WO1995018098A1 - Process for preparing isocyanates - Google Patents

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WO1995018098A1
WO1995018098A1 PCT/US1994/013592 US9413592W WO9518098A1 WO 1995018098 A1 WO1995018098 A1 WO 1995018098A1 US 9413592 W US9413592 W US 9413592W WO 9518098 A1 WO9518098 A1 WO 9518098A1
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William Dennis Mcghee
Mark Dana Paster
Dennis Patrick Riley
Kenneth Walter Ruettimann
Arthur John Solodar
Thomas Edward Waldman
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  • the invention relates to a new and useful process for preparing isocyanates from primary amines, carbon dioxide and an anhydride dehydrating agent.
  • Isocyanates especially diisocyanates, are important commodity chemicals for use in applications such as preparation of urethane foam, urethane
  • One non-phosgene method for the preparation of isocyanates involves reaction of primary amines and CO 2 with a cobalt or manganese compound to produce metal carbamate complexes followed by reaction with an acyl halide in the presence of a solvent as is disclosed by A. Belf.orte et al., "Incorporation and Deoxygenation of Carbon Dioxide: A Metal-assisted Facile Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Primary Amines To Isocyanates", Chem. Ber., 121, 1891-1897 (1988).
  • the process described therein requires long reaction times and gives unsatisfactory yield of isocyanate for a commercially viable process.
  • a non-phosgene process for preparing isocyanates which is economical, commercially viable, and can produce isocyanates with high yield under mild reaction conditions and short reaction times is highly desirable.
  • a process for preparing an isocyanate comprises (a) contacting CO 2 and a primary amine in the presence of an aprotic organic solvent and a base selected from the group consisting of a phosphazene compound, an organic nitrogenous base and mixtures thereof, wherein the organic, nitrogenous base is selected from the group consisting of guanidine compounds, amidine compounds, tertiary amines and mixtures thereof, in a first reaction zone under reaction conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce the corresponding ammonium carbamate salt, (b) passing the effluent stream of the first reaction zone into a second reaction zone and reacting the carbamate salt with a cyclic anhydride under reaction conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce a first product stream containing the corresponding isocyanate, the aprotic organic solvent and the base salt derived from the anhydride, (c) passing the first product stream to a first
  • a process for preparing an isocyanate comprises (a) contacting CO 2 and a primary amine in the presence of an aprotic organic solvent and a base selected from the group consisting of a phosphazene compound, an organic nitrogenous base and mixtures thereof, wherein the organic, nitrogenous base is selected from the group consisting of guanidine compounds, amidine compounds, tertiary amines and mixtures thereof, in a first
  • reaction zone under reaction conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce the corresponding ammonium carbamate salt
  • step (b) passing the effluent stream of the first reaction zone into a second reaction zone and reacting the carbamate salt with a cyclic anhydride under reaction conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce a first product stream containing the corresponding isocyanate, the aprotic organic solvent and the base salt derived from the anhydride, (c) passing the first product stream to a first
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for producing an isocyanate wherein the base and the anhydride are recycled according to the first embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for producing an isocyanate wherein the base and the anhydride are recycled according to the second embodiment of the invention.
  • a first embodiment of the invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates comprising (a) contacting CO 2 (13) and a primary amine (12) in the presence of an aprotic organic solvent (11) and a base (14) selected from the group consisting of a phosphazene compound, an organic nitrogenous base and mixtures thereof, wherein the organic, nitrogenous base is selected from the group consisting of guanidine compounds, amidine compounds, tertiary amines and mixtures thereof, in a first
  • reaction zone (10) under reaction conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce the corresponding ammonium carbamate salt, (b) passing the effluent stream of the first reaction zone (15) into a second reaction zone (20) and reacting the carbamate salt with an anhydride (21) represented by the formula:
  • R 5 and R 6 together form a cyclic anhydride or a cyclic anhydride containing a fused aromatic or fused cycloaliphatic ring, under reaction conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce a first product stream (22) containing the corresponding isocyanate, the aprotic organic solvent and the base salt derived from the anhydride, (c) passing the first product stream to a first separation zone (30) and separating the base salt (31) derived from the anhydride from the first product stream to form a second product stream (32) comprising the isocyanate and aprotic organic solvent,
  • the organic acid of (f) is produced by (1) contacting the recovered alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt with an ion exchange resin,
  • the second solvent is present and is immiscible with water and the thermal dehydration of (h) is conducted by heating the contents of the thermal dehydration zone to remove a mixture of water and the second solvent overhead, condensing the mixture of water and second solvent, phase separating the mixture of water and second solvent and refluxing the second solvent to the thermal dehydration zone.
  • the thermal dehydration of (h) is conducted by heating the contents of the thermal dehydration zone in the presence of a desiccant.
  • the separation in the first separation zone of the base salt from the first product stream is conducted by: (1) filtering the base salt from the first product stream to recover the base salt and a filtrate comprising the aprotic organic solvent, the isocyanate and a trace amount of the base salt, and (2) (i) when the aprotic organic solvent is water immiscible, extracting the trace amount of base salt from the filtrate with water to produce the second product stream, or (ii) when the aprotic solvent is water miscible, performing a solvent exchange on the filtrate to replace the water miscible aprotic organic solvent with a water immiscible solvent and extracting with water or filtering the trace amount of base salt from the filtrate to produce the second product stream wherein the recovered base salt of (2) is combined with the recovered base salt of (1).
  • the second product stream (32) is introduced to a first fractionation zone (90) and fractionated to produce an aprotic organic solvent stream (91) and an isocyanate stream (92), and the aprotic organic solvent can be recycled.
  • the isocyanate stream is introduced to a second fractionation zone (90) and fractionated to produce an aprotic organic solvent stream (91) and an isocyanate stream (92), and the aprotic organic solvent can be recycled.
  • the isocyanate stream is introduced to a second
  • fractionation zone (100) fractionated to produce a purified isocyanate product stream (101) and a
  • a second embodiment of the invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates comprising (a) contacting CO 2 (13) and a primary amine (12) in the presence of an aprotic organic solvent (11) and a base (14) selected from the group consisting of a phosphazene compound, an organic nitrogenous base and mixtures thereof, wherein the organic, nitrogenous base is selected from the group consisting of guanidine compounds, amidine compounds, tertiary amines and mixtures thereof, in a first reaction zone (10) under reaction conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce the corresponding ammonium carbamate salt, (b) passing the effluent stream of the first reaction zone (15) into a second reaction zone (20) and reacting the carbamate salt with an anhydride (21) represented by the formula:
  • R 5 and R 6 together form a cyclic anhydride or a cyclic anhydride containing a fused aromatic or fused cycloaliphatic ring, under reaction conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce a first product stream (22) containing the corresponding isocyanate, the aprotic organic solvent and the base salt derived from the anhydride, (c) passing the first product stream to a first separation zone (30) and separating the base salt (31) derived from the anhydride from the first product stream to form a second product stream (32) containing the isocyanate and the aprotic organic solvent,
  • the second solvent is present and is immiscible with water and the thermal dehydration of (h) is conducted by heating the contents of the thermal dehydration zone to remove a mixture of water and the second solvent overhead, condensing the mixture of water and second solvent, phase separating the mixture of water and second solvent and refluxing the second solvent to the thermal dehydration zone.
  • the thermal dehydration of (h) is conducted by heating the contents of the thermal dehydration zone in the presence of a desiccant.
  • separation zone of the base salt from the first product stream is conducted by (1) filtering the base salt from the first product stream to recover the base salt and a filtrate comprising the aprotic organic solvent, the isocyanate and a trace amount of the base salt, and (2) (i) when the aprotic organic solvent is water
  • the second product stream (32) is introduced to a first fractionation zone (90) and fractionated to produce an aprotic organic solvent stream (91) and an isocyanate stream (92), and the aprotic organic solvent can be recycled.
  • the aprotic organic solvent can be recycled.
  • isocyanate stream is introduced to a second
  • fractionation zone (100) fractionated to produce a purified isocyanate product stream (101) and a
  • the isocyanates produced by the process of the invention can be represented by the formula:
  • R 2 is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl,
  • R 1 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, alkenaryl and alkaryl radicals having 1 to about 22 carbon atoms
  • m represents an integer from 0 to about 100
  • n represents an integer from 0 to about 8
  • R 3 is hydrogen or methyl
  • x + w represents an integer from about 2 to about 70
  • z represents an integer from 0 to about 90
  • x + w + z represents an integer from about 2 to about 100
  • a, b and c independently represent an integer from about 2 to about 30
  • A represents a trihydric alcohol initiator such as glycerine or trimethylolpropane.
  • R 2 may contain nonnucleophilic functional groups which do not react preferentially with the anhydride dehydrating agent.
  • Suitable functional groups include esters, amides, urethanes, carbonates, and the like, and salts thereof.
  • process of the invention include, but are not limited to, cyclohexyl isocyanate, octyl isocyanate,
  • phenylalanine methyl ester isocyanate glycine benzyl ester isocyanate, alanine benzyl ester isocyanate, phenylalanine ethyl ester isocyanate, leucine ethyl ester isocyanate, valine ethyl ester isocyanate,
  • ⁇ -alanine ethyl ester isocyanate glutamic acid diethyl ester isocyanate, hydrogenated toluene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, 4-isocyanatomethyl-1,8-octanediisocyanate, the diisocyanate of Jeffamine ® D-400, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • the ammonium salt of the carbamate anion is prepared in solution in the presence of an organic, nitrogenous base.
  • the reaction between the primary amine and carbon dioxide to form the ammonium carbamate salt may be represented by the equation (1).
  • the primary amines for use in the process of the invention are selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the formula R-NH 2 ,
  • R is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, alkenaryl and alkaryl radicals having 1 to about 22 carbon atoms, a radical represented by the formula:
  • R l , R 3 , R 4 , a, b, c, m, n, w, x, z and A are as defined above.
  • Suitable primary amines include diamines and polyamines.
  • R may contain
  • nonnucleophilic functional groups which do not react preferentially with the anhydride dehydrating agent.
  • suitable functional groups include esters, amides, urethanes, carbonates, and the like, and salts thereof.
  • Applicable solvents for use in the process of the invention are aprotic organic solvents. Both polar and non-polar aprotic organic solvents, as well as mixtures thereof, may be used in the process of the invention.
  • polar aprotic organic solvent means an aprotic organic solvent having a dielectric constant measured at 25oC of greater than about 10 as reported in Reichardt, C., "Solvents and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry," 2nd ed., VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, Weinheim, (1988), Table A-1.
  • Other methods for determining dielectric constants are known and suitable polar aprotic organic solvents are those having a dielectric constant greater than that of tetrahydrofuran utilizing any of such methods.
  • non-polar aprotic organic solvents which can be employed in the process of the invention include dichloromethane, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, o-dichlorobenzene, monochlorobenzene, triethylamine and the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • polar aprotic organic solvents which can be employed in the process of the invention include dimethyl formamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethyl acetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide,
  • organic, nitrogenous base refers to a base other than the phosphazene compound which is utilized in addition to the reactant primary amine.
  • Applicable organic, nitrogenous bases for use in the process of the invention include guanidine
  • the phosphazene compounds of the invention are compounds represented by the formula:
  • R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 and R 13 are
  • R 8 or R 9 together with one of R 10 or R 11 , one of R 12 or R 13 together with one of R 10 or R 11 , and R 7 together with one of R 8 or R 9 or one of R 12 or R 13 independently form a nitrogen-containing heterocycle; or R 8 together with R 9 , R 10 together with R 11 , and R 12 together with R 13 independently represent a radical represented by the formula:
  • R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 and R 13 are as defined above.
  • guanidine compounds of the invention are compounds represented by the formula:
  • R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 and R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl and cycloalkyl radicals having 1 to about 22 carbon atoms; or R 14 together with one of R 15 , R 16 , R 17 or R 18 , R 15 and R 16 , and R 17 and R 18 independently form a nitrogen-containing heterocycle.
  • amidine compounds of the invention are compounds represented by the formula:
  • R 19 , R 20 , R 21 and R 22 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl and cycloalkyl radicals having l to about 22 carbon atoms; or R 19 together with R 20 or R 21 and R 22 together with R 20 or R 21 independently form a nitrogen-containing heterocycle.
  • organic, nitrogenous bases which can be employed in the process of the invention include triethylamine, diethyl isopropylamine, trimethy1amine, tetramethyl guanidine (TMG), cyclohexyl-tetramethyl guanidine (CyTMG), butyltetraethyl guanidine (n-BTEG), cy ⁇ lohexyl-tetraethyl guanidine (CyTEG), tetraethyl guanidine (TEG), t-butyl-tetraethyl guanidine (t-BTEG), 7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (MTBD), t-butyl-dimethyl formamidine (t-BDMF),
  • t-BDMA t-butyldimethyl acetamidine
  • DBN 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene
  • DBU 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0] undec-7-ene
  • the currently preferred organic, nitrogenous base is triethylamine because of cost and excellent results obtained
  • base i.e., phosphazene compound, organic, nitrogenous base or mixture thereof, utilized in the process of the invention will depend upon the particular embodiment of the process.
  • the amount of base can be conveniently provided.
  • the ratio of the number of moles of base to the number of equivalents of amine in the primary amine will be about 1:1 to about 20:1, preferably about 2:1 to about 10:1, and most preferably about 2 : 1 to about 4:1.
  • the base can be completely charged at the beginning of the process, or a portion may be charged at the
  • Applicable anhydride dehydrating agents for use in the process of the invention can be represented by the formula:
  • R 5 and R 6 together form a cyclic anhydride or a cyclic anhydride containing a fused aromatic or fused cycloaliphatic ring.
  • the preferred fused aromatic rings are phenyl and naphthyl and the preferred fused
  • cycloaliphatic rings have about 5 to about 8 carbon atoms.
  • the preferred cyclic anhydrides have 3 to about 5 carbon atoms including the carbonyl carbon, i.e.
  • R 5 and R 6 together have a total number of carbon atoms from 2 to about 4.
  • the cyclic anhydride, or the fused aromatic or fused cycloaliphatic ring of the cyclic anhydride can be substituted or unsubstituted.
  • substituents include, but are not limited to, alkyl, halogen, -NO 2 , and the like, and combinations thereof.
  • Halogen as used herein, is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, preferably fluorine and chlorine.
  • anhydride dehydrating agents examples include 2-sulfobenzoic anhydride,
  • anhydride 2-sulfocyclooctanoic anhydride, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • the currently preferred anhydride dehydrating agent is 2-sulfobenzoic anhydride because of the high yields achievable with this compound under mild reaction conditions.
  • the amount of anhydride dehydrating agent can be conveniently expressed in terms of a ratio based on the number of equivalents of amine in the primary amine charged. Broadly, the ratio of the number of moles of anhydride dehydrating agent to the number of equivalents of amine in the primary amine will be about 0.4:1 to about 10:1, preferably about 1:1 to about 5:1 and most preferably about 1:1 to about 2:1.
  • the reaction between the primary amine and carbon dioxide is conducted under a CO 2 atmosphere.
  • the pressure of CO 2 during this reaction is 0 psig
  • Atmospheric pressure to about 1000 psig, preferably 0 psig to about 150 psig, and most preferably 0 psig to about 80 psig. It is preferred to charge the CO 2 to the reaction vessel containing the primary amine below the liquid level in the reaction vessel. Although not specifically required, it is preferred to conduct the reaction of ammonium carbamate salt with anhydride dehydrating agent under a CO 2 atmosphere. However, the reaction of ammonium carbamate salt with anhydride dehydrating agent can be conducted under any inert atmosphere, e.g. nitrogen, argon or air, provided the atmosphere is substantially dry. A substantially dry atmosphere is critical because water will react with the anhydride dehydrating agent. The pressure during this reaction is 0 psig to about 1000 psig, preferably 0 psig to about 150 psig, and most preferably 0 psig to about 80 psig.
  • the temperature and time used in the first and second reaction zones will depend on the particular reaction involved. For the reaction of primary amine with CO 2 , the temperature is about -78°C to about
  • the time will broadly be the time required to achieve complete mixing of reactants to about 4 hours, preferably about
  • the temperature is about -78 °C to about 100°C, preferably about -40°C to 40°C, and most preferably about -30°C to about 10°C.
  • the time will broadly be the time required to achieve complete addition and mixing of the reactants to about 4 hours, preferably about 1 minute to about 1 hour.
  • reaction of primary amine with CO 2 in the first reaction zone and the reaction of ammonium carbamate salt with anhydride dehydrating agent in the second reaction zone can be conducted in the same process vessel or zone depending on the mode of operation used in the processes of the invention. For example, if the first and second
  • the desired isocyanates produced by the process of the invention can be recovered by any one of the following processes
  • the first product stream contains free base, i.e. excess base is utilized during the formation of the ammonium carbamate salt or the isocyanate, it is currently preferred to remove the excess base from the first product stream prior to separating the base salt from the first product stream.
  • the excess base can be removed by any conventional method known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the separation of the base salt from the first product stream in the first separation zone (30) can be by any conventional method known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the separation can be done using a physical separation technique, such as filtration or screening, to separate the base salt from the first product stream.
  • Other techniques may be used in conjunction with the physical separation technique, e.g. washing, extraction and solvent exchange, depending on the characteristics of the base salt, aprotic organic solvent, isocyanate or other solvent used, such as solubility in water.
  • the currently preferred methods for conducting the separation of the base salt from the first product stream for operability reasons include: (1) filtering the base salt from the first product stream to recover the base salt and a filtrate comprising the aprotic organic solvent, the isocyanate and a trace amount of the base salt, and (2) (i) when the aprotic organic solvent is water immiscible, extracting the trace amount of base salt from the filtrate with water to produce the second product stream, or (ii) when the aprotic solvent is water miscible, performing a solvent exchange on the filtrate to replace the water miscible aprotic organic solvent with a water immiscible solvent and extracting with water or filtering the trace amount of base salt from the filtrate to produce the second product stream wherein the recovered base salt of (2) is combined with the recovered base salt of (1).
  • Solvent exchange comprises contacting the filtrate with a second solvent, i.e. a water immiscible solvent, followed by removal of the first solvent, i.e. an aprotic organic solvent, by any conventional method known to those of ordinary skill in the art, e.g. distillation.
  • a second solvent i.e. a water immiscible solvent
  • the first solvent i.e. an aprotic organic solvent
  • suitable water immiscible solvents include, but are not limited to, chlorobenzene, octane, xylene, and the like.
  • the temperature utilized in the solvent exchange operation will depend on the particular solvents used and will be clear to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • a third reaction zone (40) is utilized to liberate the base from the base salt derived from the anhydride and form the corresponding alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of the base salt.
  • the base is liberated by the addition of an effective amount of an inorganic compound (41) to the third reaction zone and contacting the base salt and the inorganic compound under suitable conditions of temperature and time sufficient to liberate the base.
  • an inorganic compound (41) it may be
  • Suitable inorganic compounds for use in the invention are selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal
  • hydroxides alkaline earth metal oxides, alkali metal carbonates and alkaline earth metal carbonates.
  • suitable inorganic compounds include, but are not limited to, sodium hydroxide, potassium
  • magnesium hydroxide calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, calcium
  • the currently preferred inorganic compounds are sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide because of economics and effectiveness.
  • the effective amount of inorganic compound can be based on the ratio of neutralizing equivalents of the inorganic compound to moles of the base salt.
  • the ratio of the neutralizing equivalents of inorganic compound to the moles of base salt is from about 1:1 to about 2:1, preferably about 1:1 to about 1.4:1, and most preferably about l: l to about 1.2:1.
  • the temperature and time used in the third reaction zone will depend on the particular reaction involved.
  • the reaction temperature will generally be about 10°C to about 100°C, preferably about 20°C to about 30°C.
  • the time will generally be the time
  • the reaction between the base salt and the inorganic compound is preferably conducted under an inert atmosphere, e.g. nitrogen or argon.
  • the second separation zone (50) is utilized to separate the base from the first effluent stream (42) and produce a purified base stream (52), which is recycled to the first reaction zone, and a recovered alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt stream (51).
  • the separation of the base from the first effluent stream in the second separation zone (50) can be by any conventional method known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Examples of methods for separating the base from the first effluent stream include steam
  • the currently preferred method for separating the base from the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt, particularly when the base is triethyl amine, is by a steam distillation technique under suitable conditions of temperature and pressure followed by a second distillation to remove water.
  • the temperature and pressure used in the second separation zone will depend on the particular separation method utilized and the base to be separated.
  • recovered alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt (51) is introduced into an organic acid production zone (60) to convert the salt into the organic acid corresponding to the anhydride (61).
  • the organic acid can be produced from the salt by any conventional method known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Examples of methods for producing the organic acid from the salt include, but are not limited to, the following.
  • a first method for producing the organic acid is by contacting the recovered alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt with an ion exchange resin.
  • Suitable ion exchange resins are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the ion exchange resins applicable for the process of the invention are cation exchange resins in proton form such as strong acid sulfonated polystyrene resins in the H + form.
  • ion exchange resins examples include, but are not limited to, Amberlite ® IR-120 (H + ) available from the Rohm & Haas Company and the Dowex ® 50X series resins available from the Dow Chemical Company.
  • the ion exchange resins can be in any conventional form known to those of ordinary skill in the art, such as pellets, membranes and packed beds.
  • the ion exchange resins which have been used to convert the salt into the organic acid are regenerated by contacting the resin with a mineral acid capable of protonating the ion exchange resin and regenerating the acid form of the resin. Regeneration of ion exchange resins is well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • mineral acids include, but are not limited to, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid,
  • the phosphoric acid and the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • the currently preferred mineral acids are sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid because of excellent results achievable therewith.
  • the product of the regeneration will be the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of the mineral acid.
  • the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of the mineral acid can optionally be introduced into an electrodialysis zone to produce a mineral acid stream and an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide stream. Both recovered streams can then be recycled, i.e. the mineral acid can be recycled to regenerate the ion exchange resin and the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide can be recycled to the third reaction zone.
  • a second method for producing the organic acid is by introducing the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt into an electrodialysis zone to produce the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide and the organic acid.
  • Electrodialysis is a process for moving ions across a membrane from one solution to another under the influence of a direct electric current such as is described in the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Vol. 8, 3rd
  • Electrodialysis includes electrohydrolysis.
  • electrodialysis apparatus is fundamentally an array of alternating anion-selective and cation-selective
  • membranes terminated by electrodes.
  • the membranes are separated from each other by gaskets which form fluid compartments.
  • Compartments that have anion-selective membranes on the side facing the anode are electrolyte-depletion compartments.
  • the remaining compartments are electrolyte-enrichment compartments.
  • the enrichment and depletion compartments also alternate through the array. Holes in the gaskets and membranes register with each other to provide two pairs of internal hydraulic
  • a contiguous group of two membranes and their associated two fluid compartments is called a cell pair.
  • a group of cell pairs and their associated end electrodes are called a stack or pack.
  • one hundred to several hundred cell pairs are arranged in a single stack, with the number of cell pairs dependent on the electrodialysis capacity desired, the uniformity of flow distribution achieved among the several compartments of the same class in a stack and the maximum total direct current potential desired.
  • Anion-selective membranes are strongly, mildly or weakly basic anion permselective membranes and include, but are not limited to, those available from Ionics Inc., Watertown, MA, and sold as Ionics 204-UZL-386, those available from Asahi Glass Company under the trade name Selemion ® AMV or ASV anion permselective membranes, and the like.
  • Cation-selective membranes are weakly acidic or strongly acidic cation permselective membranes and include, but are not limited to, those available from E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
  • Nafion ® acidic fluorocarbon membranes such as Nafion ® 110, 117, 324 or 417, and the like.
  • Commercial membranes typically have thicknesses of approximately 0.15 - 0.6 mm.
  • the compartments between the membranes typically have thicknesses of approximately 0.5 - 2 mm.
  • the thickness of a cell pair is therefore approximately 1.3 - 5.2 mm, generally about 3.2 mm such that one hundred cell pairs would generally have a combined thickness of 320 mm.
  • the effective area of a cell pair for current conduction is generally about 0.2 - 2 m 2 .
  • a currently preferred electrodialysis process utilizes bipolar membranes, i.e. a membrane that can split water directly into its H + and OH- ions under an applied electric potential.
  • bipolar membranes i.e. a membrane that can split water directly into its H + and OH- ions under an applied electric potential.
  • membranes include, but are not limited to, those of the type described in U.S. 2,829,095, U.S. 4,024, 043
  • bipolar membrane water-splitting efficiency
  • multiples of the three-compartment cells are arranged using the same set of electrodes, resulting in a stack of thin membranes and solution compartments comprising 100 or more cells.
  • Other alternate cell arrangements can be utilized in which the bipolar electrode is paired in an alternating manner only with cation-selective or anion-selective membranes resulting in two-compartment cells.
  • the use of bipolar electrodes is described in Mani, K.N. et al. (Aquatech Systems, Allied-Signal, Inc.), "Aquatech Membrane Technology for Recovery of Acid/Base Values from Salt Streams",
  • electrodialysis is recycled to the third reaction zone.
  • a third method for producing the organic acid is a neutralization method comprising contacting the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt with a strong mineral or organic acid, preferably a strong mineral acid, to produce the organic acid corresponding to the anhydride and an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of the strong mineral or organic acid.
  • a strong mineral or organic acid means an acid which is capable of protonating the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt and forming the organic acid corresponding to the anhydride.
  • strong mineral acids include, but are not limited to, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • the currently preferred mineral acids are sulfuric and hydrochloric acid because of excellent results achievable therewith.
  • strong organic acids include, but are not limited to, benzene sulfonic acid, trifluoromethane sulfonic acid, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • the neutralization is conducted at suitable conditions of temperature and time sufficient to produce the organic acid corresponding to the anhydride.
  • the temperature and time used in the neutralization will depend on the particular salt being neutralized and the particular strong mineral or organic acid used.
  • the reaction temperature will generally be about 10°C to about 100°C, preferably about 20°C to about 30°C.
  • the time will generally be the time required for
  • the neutralization is preferably conducted under an inert atmosphere, e.g. nitrogen or argon.
  • the salt can be removed prior to addition of the second solvent.
  • the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of the strong mineral or organic acid is (1) separated from the organic acid prior to the thermal dehydration or (2) separated from the anhydride prior to recycling the anhydride to the second reaction zone.
  • the effluent stream of the thermal dehydration zone is contacted with a second solvent and the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of the strong mineral or organic acid is separated from the anhydride prior to recycling the anhydride to the second reaction zone.
  • the removal of the salt of the strong mineral or organic acid can be done by any conventional method known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the currently preferred separation method is filtration due to economics and operability.
  • the second solvent which can be optionally contacted with the organic acid prior to the thermal dehydration or with the anhydride after the thermal dehydration is an aprotic organic solvent
  • the second solvent can also be utilized in the solvent exchange step of the separation in the first separation zone when a solvent exchange is necessary.
  • the selection of the second solvent will be dependent on the organic acid or anhydride being contacted with the second solvent.
  • Examples of the second solvent include, but are not limited to, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene,
  • the currently preferred second solvent is xylene or cumene because of economics and generally good results obtained therewith.
  • the thermal dehydration zone (70) is utilized to heat the organic acid under conditions of temperature and pressure to physically remove water and produce the corresponding anhydride.
  • the temperature and pressure used in the thermal dehydration zone will depend on the particular dehydration method utilized and the organic acid to be dehydrated. Generally, the temperature will generally be about 95°C to about 200°C, preferably about 120°C to about 170°C.
  • the thermal dehydration can be accomplished by any conventional method known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Two particularly useful methods for
  • thermally dehydrating the organic acid involve (1) the distillation of a water/solvent mixture, removal of water and reflux of solvent, and (2) the removal of water released upon heating the organic acid using a desiccant.
  • method (1) when a second solvent is present with the organic acid and the second solvent is water immiscible, the thermal dehydration is accomplished by heating the contents of the thermal dehydration zone to remove a mixture of water and the second solvent overhead, condensing the mixture of water and second solvent, phase separating the mixture of water and second solvent and refluxing the second solvent to the thermal dehydration zone.
  • the thermal dehydration is conducted by heating the contents of the thermal dehydration zone in the presence of a desiccant.
  • suitable desiccants include, but are not limited to, molecular sieves such as types 4A, 5A and 13X available from the Union Carbide Corporation, zinc chloride, calcium chloride, silica gel, activated alumina, and mixtures thereof.
  • the currently preferred desiccant is a molecular sieve.
  • the thermal dehydration can also be conducted in the presence of a macroreticular hydrophobic ion exchange resin.
  • macroreticular hydrophobic ion exchange resins suitable for use in the thermal dehydration include, but are not limited to, Amberlyst 15, and Amberlyst XN-1010 of the Rohm & Haas Co.
  • organic acid production and thermal dehydration operations can be conducted in the same process vessel or zone
  • the organic acid production and thermal dehydration can be done in the same zone.
  • the anhydride stream (71) from thermal dehydration zone (70) is recycled to the second reaction zone (20).
  • the anhydride can be directly recycled to the second reaction zone when the second solvent is the same as the aprotic organic solvent charged in the first reaction zone or when the thermal dehydration is
  • the anhydride stream (71) containing the second solvent is introduced to a third separation zone (110) to recover the second solvent (112), and the anhydride is directly recycled to the second reaction zone or the anhydride is contacted with a solvent (111), which is the same as the aprotic organic solvent charged to the first reaction zone, and recycled to the second reaction zone.
  • the separation in the third separation zone is accomplished by any conventional method known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Examples of such methods include, but are not limited to, distillation, thin film evaporation, crystallization, and the like.
  • temperature and pressure used in the third separation zone will depend on the particular method utilized and the solvent to be recovered.
  • the second product stream (32) can be introduced to a first fractionation zone (90) and fractionated to produce an aprotic organic solvent stream (91) and an isocyanate stream (92).
  • isocyanate stream can then be introduced to a second fractionation zone (100) and fractionated to produce a purified isocyanate product stream (101) and a
  • by-product stream (102) The conditions of temperature and pressure in the first and second fractionation zones, and the configuration of the fractionation columns will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art depending on the aprotic organic solvent, isocyanate and by-products present in the isocyanate stream.
  • the aprotic organic solvent is recovered from the first fractionation zone, it can be recycled to the first reaction zone.
  • the second product stream When a solvent exchange step is utilized in the separation of the first separation zone, i.e. when the aprotic organic solvent is water miscible, the second product stream will contain the water immiscible solvent instead of the water miscible aprotic organic solvent and it will be necessary to recover the water immiscible solvent from the second product stream in the first fractionation zone and a third fractionation zone may be required to purify the exchanged aprotic organic solvent prior to recycling the aprotic organic solvent to the first reaction zone.
  • the recovered base salt of (c) is introduced to an
  • the electrodialysis of the second embodiment to produce the organic acid is accomplished by any of the
  • the base stream (81) is then introduced to the second separation zone (50), as described above, and the recovered base is recycled to the first reaction zone.
  • the organic acid stream is introduced to the thermal dehydration zone, as described above, to produce the anhydride which is then recycled to the second reaction zone as described above.
  • a substituent is designated as, or can be, a hydrogen
  • the exact chemical nature of a substituent which is other than hydrogen at that position is not critical so long as it does not
  • Carbon dioxide was supplied either from Matheson (bone dry grade) or from Acetylene Gas Company (welding grade) and used without any further purification.
  • n-octyl isocyanate A Fischer-Porter bottle was charged with 1.29 g (10 mmol) n-octyl amine, 3 g (30 mmol) triethylamine, 154 mg (1 mmol) biphenyl as G.C. internal standard and 20 mL CH 3 CN. At room temperature, 80 psig carbon dioxide was added above this solution (white ppt. formed upon CO 2 addition which went homogeneous within 5 min). After 1 h this solution was cooled to ca. 0°C. A second Fischer-Porter bottle was charged with 2.7 g (15 mmol) 2-sulfobenzoic anhydride (obtained from Fluka and used as received) and 20 mL CH 3 CN (homogeneous
  • Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI): The following is the general experimental procedure for runs 7-11. A three-neck, round-bottom flask was charged with 2.0g (17 mmol) hexamethylenediamine from the Monsanto Company, 15 mL (109 mmol) triethylamine (TEA), 100 mL acetonitrile and 0.261 g (1.7 mmol) biphenyl as a G.C.
  • the reaction was initiated by adding CO 2 at room temperature to the solution with moderate stirring resulting in a CO 2 pressure of 0 psig, i.e. atmospheric CO 2 pressure.
  • a heterogeneous solution resulted as the ammonium carbamate salt of hexamethylenediamine formed.
  • a moderate exotherm was normally observed, i.e. a temperature increase of about 10oC.
  • the temperature of the reaction mixture was then ramped to 0oC over a 90 minute period using a water bath cooled by the addition of ice. After 90 minutes, the reaction mixture was cooled to -20oC over a 30 minute period using an
  • the sampling was done by adding 0.5 mL of the reaction mixture to a vial containing 2 mL of 0.5 M HC1 in H 2 O and 2 mL of toluene.
  • the vial was shaken vigorously, allowed to settle and the toluene layer analyzed for HDI by Gas Chromatography using the biphenyl as an internal standard.
  • the reaction mixture was removed from the dry ice bath and allowed to warm to room temperature. Sampling was continued over this time. Maximum yield normally was reached by 10 minutes after addition of the SBA was completed.
  • Run 7 was run at the above conditions.
  • Run 8 was run at an increased level of TEA, i.e. 170 mmol TEA v. 109 mmol TEA.
  • Run 9 utilized 100 mL chlorobenzene as solvent instead of 100 mL acetonitrile.
  • Run 10 was run under the following different conditions: 34 mmol HDA, 218 mmol TEA, 138 mmol SBA dissolved in 80 mL
  • This example demonstrates the hydrolysis of the linear anhydride salt of 2-sulfobenzoic anhydride and triethyl amine (I) to o-sulfobenzoic acid mono-triethylammonium salt.
  • the linear anhydride salt, I (0.5g, 0.85 mmol) was dissolved in 13 mL water and heated to reflux with 1 mL aliquots taken after 45 and 90 minutes. These aliquots were dissolved in 15 mL acetonitrile and concentrated in vacuo . The resulting colorless oil was dissolved in 10 mL anhydrous acetonitrile and infrared analysis indicated the formation of o-sulfobenzoic acid mono-triethylammonium salt. IR (CH 3 CN) 1717 (S), 1823 (W).
  • This example demonstrates the conversion of the linear anhydride salt (I) to the disodium salt of sulfobenzoic acid and the recovery of triethylamine.
  • Example 5 This example demonstrates the conversion of
  • disodium 2-sulfobenzoate i.e. the disodium salt of sulfobenzoic acid, to 2-sulfobenzoic acid.
  • the resin bed was washed with 28 mL 1 N HCl and then rinsed with water until the pH returned to neutral.
  • the water level in the buret was within 2-3 cm above the resin level.
  • the disodium salt solution was then pumped into the buret at 2.9 mL/minute (6.3 bed volumes per hour) while liquid was drained from the bottom of the buret at the same rate.
  • the disodium salt solution was pumped using a Masterflex peristaltic type pump and the tubing used was an acid resistant type (Masterflex C-Flex 6424-14). The following observations of pH v. time (Table III) were recorded.
  • the total eluted material was titrated with 1.00N NaOH using a phenolphthalein indicator. A total of 28.05 mL (28.05 mmol) NaOH was required to turn the indicator pink. This indicated that all of the disodium salt had been converted to the diacid and eluted from the resin bed.
  • the resin was then regenerated using 15 mL
  • the example demonstrates the preparation of 2-sulfobenzoic anhydride from 2-sulfobenzoic acid using two different solvents.
  • Method A Into a 3-neck 100 mL round bottom flask fitted with a thermocouple well, a sampling system and a Dean-Stark trap with reflux condenser were charged
  • Method B Into a 3-neck 100 mL round bottom flask fitted with a thermocouple well, a sampling system and a Dean-Stark trap with reflux condenser were charged

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