摘要 |
<p>The preparation of p-aminophenol by the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene in an acid reaction medium containing an aqueous isopropyl alcohol solution of trimethyldodecylammonium chloride leads to the formation of chloro- and isopropoxyaniline impurities. These end up in the by-product aniline. The substitution of dimethyldodecylamine sulfate for the quaternary salt eliminates these impurities without significant adverse effect on the yield, production rate or purity of the p-aminophenol.</p> |