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Process for the purification of para-nitrophenol

US3954892A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 1973
Grant dateMay 4, 1976
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Expiry dateMar 13, 1993

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C205/22
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In the nitration of phenol with nitric acid, decantation of the residual acid, and steam distillation of ortho-nitrophenol to leave an aqueous distillation residue of para-nitrophenol, a cleaner purer crystalline para-nitrophenol product is obtained by cooling the hot distillation residue when it contains at least 0.5% of sodium bisulphite and is at pH 5.4 to 6.4.

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