Method for preparing lactames, comprising a photonitrosation step, followed by a beckmann transposition step

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-06-09
ARKEMA FRANCE SA
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[0036]By virtue of this second aspect of the invention, it is possible to carry out Beckmann rearrangements / dechlorinations under conditions for precise control of flow rate, of temperature and of residence time of the reactants, which increases the safety and the yield of this reaction.
[0071]Typically, the microreactors used can be in the form of a plate of which the surface area is between 100 and 2500 cm2; they have channels of which the diameter is between 50 microns and 10 mm and a system of heating by means of a heat-transfer fluid which makes it possible to achieve temperatures that can reach 250° C.

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In addition, LEDs do not contain any mercury, which is an extremely toxic product, the use and the complex recycling of which further increases the cost of use.

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Photonitrosation of Cyclododecane by Means of LEDs

[0073]3806 g of a solution containing 32% by mass of cyclododecane in carbon tetrachloride and 200 g of sulfuric acid at 90% are introduced, with stirring, into a two-liter reactor equipped at its center with a bundle of 80 Luxeon LXML-PL01-0030 LEDs from the company Philips Lumileds, each supplying 30 lumens (for a current of 350 mA) and emitting a monochromatic light centered at 590 nm, the lamps are turned on, and then 10 l / h of anhydrous hydrochloric acid gas and 10 l / h of nitrosyl chloride are introduced continuously for 3 h, while cooling the reaction medium such that the temperature does not exceed 25° C.

[0074]The selectivity of the reaction, expressed by the ratio of the percentage of cyclododecanone oxime to the sum of the percentage of cyclododecanone oxime and of by-products of the reaction, assayed by HPLC in the sulfuric acid phase, is 89%, and therefore greater than that observed when using the mercury-vapor or sodium-v...

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Beckmann Rearrangement / Dechlorination

[0075]90% sulfuric acid is injected, at a flow rate of 1 1 / h and at ambient temperature, with a Grundfos DME-2-18 feed pump into a microstructure of “DT” type having an internal volume of 9 ml (reactive circuit), manufactured by the company Corning and described, for example, in the article: Chem. Eng. Technol. 2008, 31, No. 8, 1146-1154 by P. Barthe et al.[0076]The heat-transfer fluid circuit is injected, at a flow rate of 6 with oil which is at 205° C. by means of a Lauda Integral XT 350 HW bath. Once the temperature of 200° C. has been reached at the outlet of the microstructure in the heat-transfer fluid circuit, the injection of sulfuric acid is stopped and a solution containing 30.1% (by mass) of cyclododecanone oxime (determined by HPLC) in 90% sulfuric acid is injected at a flow rate of approximately 2.5 1 / h by means of two Grundfos DME-2-18 pumps mounted in parallel.[0077]After 25 minutes during which 1017.9 g of oxime solution have been...

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Beckmann Rearrangement / Dechlorination

[0081]90% sulfuric acid is injected, at a flow rate of 1 l / h and at ambient temperature, with a Grundfos DME-2-18 feed pump, into 4 microstructures, mounted in series, of “DT” type; each having an internal volume of 9 ml (reactive circuit), manufactured by the company Corning and described, for example, in the article Chem. Eng. Technol. 2008, 31, No. 8, 1146-1154 by P. Barthe et al.[0082]- The heat-transfer fluid circuit is injected, at a flow rate of 6 I / min, with oil which is at 190° C. by means of a Lauda Integral XT 350 HW bath. Once the temperature of 185° C. has been reached at the outlet of the microstructure in the heat-transfer fluid circuit, the injection of sulfuric acid is stopped and a solution containing 30.9% (by mass) of cyclododecanone oxime (determined by HPLC) in 90% sulfuric acid is injected at a flow rate of approximately 1 l / h by means of 1 Grundfos DME-2-18 pump.[0083]After 1 hour during which 766 g of oxime solution have ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for preparing lactames, according to which a photonitrosation of a cycloallcane is carried out using nitrosyl chloride (NOCI). According to the invention, said photonitrosation is carried out by means of LEDs emitting a monochromatic light. The method according to the invention can also include a step comprising Beckmann transposition / dechlorination of the oxime hydrochloride generated during said phonitrosation, preferably carried out in a glass microreactor.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001]The present invention relates to a process for preparing lactams, comprising, in particular, a step of photonitrosation of cycloalkanes in the presence of light-emitting diodes, referred to as LEDs in the rest of the text, followed by a Beckmann rearrangement step carried out in a microreactor, preferably in a glass microreactor.PRIOR ART AND TECHNICAL PROBLEM [0002]The industrial usefulness of lactams is known. By way of example, caprolactam and lauryllactam are precursors of polyamides 6 and 12, respectively.[0003]At the industrial level, a process for synthesizing a lactam from a cycloalkane can successively implement the following two reaction steps:[0004]in a first reaction step, a photonitrosation of the cycloalkane is carried out using nitrosyl chloride (NOCl). This photonitrosation is generally carried out in an organic solvent / sulfuric acid two-phase medium using mercury lamps or sodium lamps. An oxime is thus produced in the organic phase and i...

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IPC IPC(8): C07D225/02C07C201/06
CPCC07D201/04C07D227/087C07D201/10C07D225/02C07C249/06C07C2601/20C07C251/44
Inventor AUBERT, THIERRY
Owner ARKEMA FRANCE SA
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