The invention relates to a process for preparing phenetidin and amino
phenol by taking a mixture of nitrophenetol and
nitrophenol as a
raw material. The process comprises the following steps that: (1) a step of the
catalytic hydrogenation reaction to a body, during which, the mixture of the nitrophenetol and the
nitrophenol is taken as the
raw material, catalyst is added,
hydrogen is aerated; (2) a step of the
solid-liquid separation, during which,
solid and liquid in the material obtained from the step (1) after the
catalytic hydrogenation reaction are separated, a
liquid phase is utilized in the next step; (3) a step of the liquid-liquid separation, during which, the
oil phase-water phase liquid-liquid separation is performed in the material obtained in the step (2), an
oil phase is utilized in the next step; (4) a step of
crystallization; (5) a step of
solid-liquid separation, during which, solid and liquid of the material crystallized in the step four are separated, the solid phase is paraaminophenol and ortho-aminophenol, the
phenetidine in the
liquid phase is utilized in the next step; (6) a step of
distillation separation, during which, the products of para aminophenyl ethyl
ether and o-
phenetidine are obtained. The process for preparing the aminoanisole and the
aniline has the advantages that: the cost is low, the preliminary treatment step is saved, and the process is simple; and the process is clean, the
energy consumption is low, and the 'three wastes' are little.