PRODUCTION OF ISOCYANATES FROM LOWER ALKYL ESTERS OF MONONUCLEAR AROMATIC CARBAMIC ACIDS

摘要

A method of maximizing the production of isocyanates from the lower alkyl esters of mononuclear aromatic carbamic acids by thermally decomposing the ester of said carbamic acid in a continuous process while said ester is dissolved in a suitable inert solvent at a suitable concentration and at suitable temperatures in the presence of an inert carrier agent to produce the isocyanate and alcohol as overhead products at concentrations in the vapor phase which minimize the recombination of the isocyanate and alcohol.