LIQUID-PHASE PROCESS FOR THE OXYIODINATION OF NAPHTHALENE

摘要

A process for the liquid-phase oxyiodination of naphthalene which comprises (1) preparing a liquid-phase feed mixture of iodine and naphthalene and/or iodine, naphthalene and iodonaphthalenes, and (2) contacting the feed mixture with a zeolite catalyst in the presence of a gaseous source of oxygen to produce an iodinated naphthalene mixture and water, and (3) removing water from the iodinated naphthalene mixture.