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• the present invention relates to an original process for accessing chloroformates by phosgenation of the corresponding alcohols under pressure with or without catalyst, preferably in the absence of catalyst
• the invention seeks to avoid the aforementioned drawbacks, in particular related to the use of catalysts
• a closed system autogenous pressure
• an open system pressure regulated by partial degassing, for example
• Degassing must be done while ensuring that an excess of phosgene remains. This is done either by the selective elimination of hydrochloric acid, while keeping the excess of phosgene and a little HCl or by degassing including phosgene, the latter being re-fed at the same time.
• the temperature is advantageously chosen between 20 and 150 ° C, preferably between 25 and 80 ° C, while the pressure is preferably chosen between 6 and 40 bar.
• the temperature and pressure conditions are determined by the nature of the alcohol and / or the polyol and the corresponding chloroformate, in particular the critical point and / or the decomposition point.
• the advantages of the pressure phosgenation according to the invention are to be able to a) make it possible to eliminate the condensers at low temperature, b) to dispense with solvent and / or catalyst and c) to obtain chloroformates with very little or no no side products such as carbonates and chlorides. This makes it possible to avoid the final purification of the chloroformate obtained, to have a simple separation at the end of the reaction, to reduce the cost of the utilities, and in general the advantages are those already discussed above linked to the absence of catalyst.
• the process according to the invention is advantageously used for the conversion of alcohols and / or polyols of formula R (OH) n to chloroformates
• R (OCOCl) n being an integer from 1 to 6 and R being defined as:
• an aliphatic radical having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, linear or branched, saturated or not, optionally substituted a) by one or more identical or different halogen atoms, b) by one or more nitro group or c) by at at least one alkyloxy, aryl (preferably phenyl), aryloxy or arylthio group, each of these groups being unsubstituted or substituted;
• - a polyoxyalkylene radical, linear or branched, saturated or not, optionally substituted by the substituents indicated above, of molecular weight between 200 and 6000 (the alcohols must be liquid or be able to be dissolved under the reaction conditions);
• alkylsulfinyl or haloalkylsulfinyl radicals having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms
• the alkylsulfonyl or haloalkylsulfonyl radicals having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms
• the alkyloxy or haloalkyloxy radicals having the 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aryl, arylthio or aryloxy radicals, the nitro group
• the process according to the invention is also suitable for the conversion of mixtures of monohydroxy alcohols and / or mixtures of monohydroxy alcohols and polyols into corresponding chloroformates.
• This process according to the invention is also characterized in that the pressure is also used to facilitate the separation of hydrochloric acid and phosgene, in a column external to the reactor, and this without having to use condensers at low temperature, source we have already seen loss of COC12.
• the separation therefore becomes simpler, therefore more economical, than with known methods, and leads to easily recyclable phosgene and to pure hydrochloric acid.
• the NMR analyzes under pressure were carried out on an AMX 300 spectrometer operating at 300 MHz for the proton and equipped with a QNP probe * H / 13 C / 19 F / 31 P gradient-z 5mm
• Chemical shifts ( ⁇ ) of the lines of proton and carbon resonance are expressed in ppm relative to deuterated DMSO (39.5 ppm in ⁇ C NMR and 2.24 ppm in NMR [ H)
• the monocrystalline sapphire tube has external and internal diameters of 5 and 4 mm respectively
• alcohol is introduced and a capillary containing the deuterated DMSO to ensure the field / frequency locking
• the titanium head is fitted on the tube which is then immersed in a dry ice / acetone bath (-78 ° C) in order to condense the phosgene (introduced by a valve placed at the top of the tube head)
• the medium is allowed to return to ambient temperature (approximately 15 min) before carrying out the NMR measurements
• the NMR analyzes under pressure were carried out on an AMX 300 spectrometer operating at 300 MHz for the proton and equipped with a QNP l W probe i Cfi 9 ⁇ l P gradient-z 5mm.
• the chemical shifts ( ⁇ ) of the proton and carbon resonance lines are expressed in ppm relative to deuterated DMSO (39.5 ppm in NMR and C NMR 2.24 ppm ⁇ H).
• the monocrystalline sapphire tube has external and internal diameters of 5 and 4 mm respectively.
• the polyol and a capillary containing the deuterated DMSO are introduced to ensure field / frequency locking.
• the titanium head is fitted to the tube which is then immersed in a dry ice / acetone bath (-78 ° C) in order to condense the phosgene (introduced by a valve placed at the top of the tube head).
• the medium is allowed to return to ambient temperature (approximately 15 min) before carrying out the NMR measurements.
• Example 3 Phosgenation under pressure of ethylene glycol.
• 105.1 mg (1.69 mmol) of ethylene glycol and 1006 mg (10.2 mmol) of phosgene were introduced according to the general procedure described above, i.e. a phosgene / glycol molar ratio of 6.
• Phosgene also serves as a solvent
• the polyethylene glycol (PEG) chosen has a mass of around 400 M
• the NMR analyzes under pressure were carried out on an AMX 300 spectrometer operating at 300 MHz for the proton and equipped with a QNP 1 H / 13 C / 19 F / 31 P gradient-z 5mm probe
• the chemical shifts ( ⁇ ) of the lines of proton and carbon resonance are expressed in ppm relative to deuterated DMSO (39.5 ppm in 13 C NMR and 2.24 ppm in 1 H NMR)
• the monocrystalline sapphire tube has external and internal diameters of 5 and 4 mm respectively
• alcohol and a capillary containing deuterated DMSO are introduced to ensure field / frequency locking.
• the titanium head is adapted to the tube which is then immersed in a dry ice / acetone bath (-78 ° C) in order to to condense the phosgene (introduced by a valve placed at the top of the head of the tube).
• the medium is left to return to ambient temperature (approximately 15 min) before carrying out the NMR measurements.
• the sapphire tube was heated for approximately 10 h at 403 ° K (130 ° C) then 7 h at 413 ° K (140 ° C) in a silicone oil bath.
• the 2-naphthol introduced is completely soluble in chlorobenzene at 300 ° K. At 300 ° K, no reaction of 2-naphthol is observed. At 393 ° K, after 5 h, the appearance of low intensity NMR signals is observed which we have not identified but which are compatible with the presence of 2-naphthyl chloroformate.
• Example 8 Preparation of chloroformate from a heavy alcohol.
• phosgene is polyoxybutylene alcohol 1616 (POBA) from the company DOW CHEMICAL, of average molar mass 1400, of formula:
• the monochlorobenzene (500 g) is loaded and 141 g of phosgene (1.42 moles) are introduced while cooling the reaction medium with water.
• 200 g of polyoxybutylene alcohol (0.143 mol) dissolved in 400 g of monochlorobenzene are then introduced by a pump and the venting is closed.
• the reaction medium is brought to 60 ° C.
• the relative pressure reaches 10 bars.
• the relative pressure is then brought to 11.5 bars by adding argon under pressure. These conditions are maintained for 4 hours.
• the relative pressure regulation is carried out at 1 1.2 bars. It is cooled to ambient temperature and the relative pressure is then 8.8 bars, and the reaction medium is decompressed. 1214 g are obtained for a theoretical mass of 1232.1 g.
• the yield of the synthesis is determined by assaying the level of phosgene and the level of hydrolyzable chlorine on an aliquot of reaction medium After degassing and concentration, the level of hydrolyzable chlorine is 3.58% o and the phosgene level is 4.46% which corresponds to 0.126 moles of chloroformate
• the chloroformate yield of polyoxybutylene alcohol is 88% Identification by Infra Red Presence of CO band at 1781 cm-1
• the product obtained is of a color comparable to that of the starting alcohol.
• the reactor is closed, it is cooled to 0 ° C. and 50 g of perfluorohexyl-2-ethanol are introduced under vacuum. Nitrogen is added to obtain an absolute pressure of 12 bars, then the reaction medium is heated to 75 °. C, during

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