摘要 |
Nitrophenols, in an isomer ratio para-nitrophenol/ortho-nitrophenol of at least 55/45, are continuously and directly prepared in steady state, by (a) establishing, in a confined reaction zone, an aqueous reaction solution including from 5% to 40% by weight of nitric acid, from 5% to 40% by weight of nitrous acid relative thereto, and an amount of nitrophenols within the limits of the solubility thereof in such reaction solution, (b) continuously introducing and reacting phenol and nitric acid into and with such reaction solution, at a rate of about 0.5 to 2.0 moles of nitric acid per mole of phenol, (c) maintaining the temperature in such confined reaction zone at a value ranging from about 10 DEG to about 40 DEG C. during such reaction, and (d) continuously withdrawing from such confined reaction zone admixture of para-nitrophenol and ortho-nitrophenol, in an isomer ratio para-nitrophenol/ortho-nitrophenol of at least 55/45.
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