Filtration and Drying

Improved product quality due to combination of various operations in one apparatus (high purity, no product contamination) 

Improved economics and production efficiency (no wet material transport, no product loss, lower consumption of wash liquid, shorter batch time) 

Increased process flexibility and control (normal, countercurrent, or reslurry washing operating under vacuum or overpressure) 

Reduced environmental pollution and minimized personnel exposure to hazardous media (closed system also allows for operation with toxic products and organic solvents) 

Reduced investment/mnning costs (no separate filter, centrifuge, wash tank, etc.) 

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Impure quinone may be purified by placing it in a distilling flask attached to a condenser and passing a rapid current of steam into the flask the quinone Sublimes and collects in the receiver. It is separated from the water by filtration and dried the m.p. is 116°. The vapour has a penetrating odour and attacks the eyes. 

Anthracene and maleic anhydride. In a 50 ml. round-bottomed flask fitted with a reflux condenser, place 2 0 g. of pure anthracene, I 1 g. of maleic anhydride (Section 111,93) and 25 ml. of dry xylene. Boil the mixture under reflux for 20 minutes with frequent shaking during the first 10 minutes. Allow to cool somewhat, add 0 5 g. of decolourising carbon and boil for a further 5 minutes. Filter the hot solution through a small, preheated Buchner funnel. Collect the solid which separates upon coohng by suction filtration, and dry it in a vacuum desiccator containing paraffin wax shavings (to absorb traces of xylene). The yield of adduct (colourless crystals), m.p. 262-263° (decomp.), is 2-2 g. Place the product (9 10-dihydroanthracene-9 10-cndo-ap-succinic anhydride) in a weU-stoppered tube, since exposure to air tends to cause hydration of the anhydride portion of the molecule. 

METHOD 2 [128, 129]--To make dibromodioxane one stirs 500g dioxane in a flask which is in an ice bath, all of which is in the hood. 990g of liquid Bra is rapidly added, causing the solution to get hot (one can also bubble in an approximate amount of bromine from a gas canister). The solution is dumped into a bucket containing 2L of ice water, causing the immediate formation of a large mass of orange dibromodioxane crystals which are separated by vacuum filtration and dried. 

Phenylmagnesium bromide (2.8 mol) was prepared in anhydrous ether (21) from bromobenzene (440 g, 2.9 mol) and magnesium turnings (68.0 g 2.8 g-atom). To this solution was added dropwise a solution of indole (328 g, 2.8 mol) in benzene (8(X)ml). The resulting solution was stirred for 10 min and then a solution of cyclopentanoyl chloride (322 g, 2.4 mol) in benzene (800 ml) was added dropwise. The solution was stirred for 1 h and then water (11) was added carefully. The precipitate which formed was collected by filtration and dried to give 169 g of crude product. Additional product (97 g) was obtained by evaporation of the organic layer of the filtrate. The combined products were recrystallized from toluene to give 250 g (49% yield) of pure product. 

Mitsubishi Chemical Industries, Ltd. practiced a Henkel II technology starting with toluene to produce benzoic acid. Reaction of benzoic acid with potassium hydroxide resulted in potassium benzoate, which was subjected to a disproportionation reaction to produce dipotassium terephthalate and benzene. Dipotassium terephthalate reacted with sulfuric acid, and the resulting terephthahc acid was recovered by filtration and drying (65,66). Here, dipotassium sulfate was the by-product. 

Alternatively, if teUurium dioxide is the product desired, the sodium teUurite solution can be neutralized in a controUed fashion with sulfuric acid. As the pH is lowered, precipitates containing impurities such as lead and sUica that form ate filtered off. At pH 5.6 the solubUity of teUurous acid teaches a minimum and essentiaUy aU of the teUurium precipitates (>98%). After filtration and drying, commercial teUurium dioxide is obtained. A diagram for the process of deteUurizing of slimes and recovering teUurium products is shown in Figure 1. 

Sterile aqueous D-sorbitol solutions are fermented with y cetobacter subo >gichns in the presence of large amounts of air to complete the microbiological oxidation. The L-sorbose is isolated by crystallisation, filtration, and drying. Various methods for the fermentation of D-sorbitol have been reviewed (60). A.cetobacter suboyydans is the organism of choice as it gives L-sorbose in >90% yield (61). Large-scale fermentations can be carried out in either batch or continuous modes. In either case, stefihty is important to prevent contamination, with subsequent loss of product. 

The cyanide, which crystallizes in the anhydrous state from aqueous solution, is recovered by evaporation under reduced pressure, filtration, and drying. Because the crystal size is significantly larger than sodium cyanide it can be sold in powder form without excessive dusting. However, it tends to cake in the shipping container and is often compacted and granulated to larger sizes. 

Efforts have also been made to overcome compHcated processes. Methods to reduce the number of steps or to use new starting materials have been studied extensively. l-Amino-2-chloro-4-hydroxyanthraquinone (the intermediate for disperse red dyes) conventionally requires four steps from anthraquinone and four separation (filtration and drying) operations. In recent years an improved process has been proposed that involves three reactions and only two separation operations starting from chloroben2ene (Fig. 2). 

A solution of 88.5 parts of L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride in 100 parts of water is neutralized by the addition of dilute aqueous potassium bicarbonate, then is extracted with approximately 900 parts of ethyl acetate. The resulting organic solution is washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. To that solution is then added 200 parts of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-aspartic acid-a-p-nitrophenyl, -benzyl diester, and that reaction mixture is kept at room temperature for about 24 hours, then at approximately 65°C for about 24 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature, diluted with approximately 390 parts of cyclohexane, then cooled to approximately -18°C in order to complete crystallization. The resulting crystalline product is isolated by filtration and dried to afford -benzyl N-benzyloxycarbonvI-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, melting at about 118.5°-119.5°C. 

In the first step, 2-chloro-4-aminobenzoyl chloride hydrochloride is prepared by refluxing a mixture of 25 cc of purified thionyl chloride and 10 g of 2-chloro-4-aminobenzoic acid until all of the solid has gone into solution. To the cooled solution is added 150 cc of dry ethyl ether. A brisk stream of dry hydrogen chloride is passed into the solution until the precipitation of 2-chloro-4-aminobenzoyl chloride hydrochloride is complete. The acyl halide is removed by filtration and dried in a vacuum desiccator. 

Procedure The crude product from (A) is suspended in the hydrochloric acid, cooled in an ice-salt mixture, and chlorine is passed Into the mixture with stirring for A to 1 hour. Transient blue and green colors may be noticed in the mixture during this time. The temperature will probably rise to 3° to S C. The solid is collected by suction filtration and dried for an hour or so on the filter before use in (C). If at all possible, it should be used on the day of preparation. Yield is 71 grams (after Vh hours on the filter). 

On treating the reaction mixture with acid, di-(carboxymethylthio)-p-carbamidophenylarsine precipitates, and is separated by filtration and dried. 

Step D Chemical Reduction Preparation of 3-Morpholino-4-(3-tert-Butylamino-2-Hydroxy-propoxyl-l,2,5-Thiadiazole — The 3-morpholino-4-(3-tert-butylamino-2-oxopropoxy)-1,2,5-thiadiazole (0.01 mol) is dissolved in isopropanol (10 ml). To the solution is added sodium borohydride in portions until the initial evolution of heat and gas subsides. The excess sodium borohydride is destroyed by addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid until the mixture remains acidic. The precipitate of sodium chloride is removed, ether is added, and the solution is concentrated to crystallization. The solid material is removed by filtration and dried thus providing 3-morpholino-4-(3-tert-butylamino-2-hydroxypropoxy)-1,2,5-thiadiazole, MP 161° to 163°C (as hydrochloride). 

B. 2-Methylcyclopenlane-l,3,5-trione hydrate. A mixture of 200 g. (0.89 mole) of the keto ester prepared above, 910 ml. of water, and 100 ml. of 85% phosphoric acid is healed under reflux for 4 hours and then cooled in an ice-salt bath to —5°. The trione mixed with oxalic acid separates and is collected by filtration and dried under reduced pressure. The dried material is extracted with boiling ether (250-300 ml.) under reflux, and the ethereal extract is separated from the undissolved oxalic acid. The original aqueous filtrate is also extracted with ether in a continuous extractor. The two extracts are combined, and ether is removed by distillation. The crude trione separates as a dark brown solid and is crystallized from ca. 250 ml. of hot water. The once-crystallized, faintly yellow product weighs 95-105 g. (74-82%), m.p. 70-74°. This product is used in the next step without further purification. A better specimen, m.p. 77-78°, which is almost colorless, can be obtained by recrystallization from hot water after treatment with Norit activated carbon. 

Method A A solution of benzene-1,2-diacetonitrile (19 1 g, 6.4 mmol) in anhyd Et20 (35 mL) was treated with a slow stream of anhyd HBr for 1.5 h. The resulting precipitate was removed by filtration and dried to give 2-amino-4-bromo-l//-benzazepinium hydrobromide yield 1.5 g (74%) mp 256-257 C. 

The hydrobromide was stirred vigorously with excess sat. aq NaHCOj to liberate the free base which was collected by filtration and dried (1 g, 89%). Recrystallization (CH2C12) afforded the pure product yield 0.78 g (69%) mp 194-196CC. 

The dry calcium malonate is placed in a 3-I. round-bottomed flask with sufficient (750-1000 cc.) alcohol-free ether (Note 3) to make a paste which can be stirred. The flask is surrounded by an ice bath, and the well-stirred salt is treated with 1 cc. of 12 N hydrochloric acid for each gram of salt. After the acid has been added slowly through a dropping funnel, the solution is transferred to a continuous extractor (Note 4) and extracted with ether until no more malonic acid is obtained. The product, as obtained from the undried ether solution by concentration, filtration, and drying in the air, melts at 130° or higher and is sufficiently pure for most purposes. The yield is 415-440 g. (77-82 per cent of the theoretical amount). 

A mixture of 1.44 g. (0.0099 mole) of indole-3-carboxaldehyde,2 7.0 g. (0.053 mole) of diammonium hydrogen phosphate, 30 g. (30 ml., 0.34 mole) of 1-nitropropane, and 10 ml. of glacial acetic acid is refluxed for 12.5 hours. During the reflux period the pale-yellow mixture becomes dark red. The volatile reactants and solvent are removed under reduced pressure, and an excess of water is then added to the dark residue. After a short time, crude indole-3-carbonitrile precipitates rapidly. It is separated by filtration and dried under reduced pressure weight 1.20-1.34 g. (85-95%). Crystallization from acetone-hexane, with decoloriza-tion by activated carbon, yields 0.68-0.89 g. (48-63%) of fairly pure indole-3-carbonitrile, m.p. 179.5-182.5° (Note 1). 

Under nitrogen, 115( 1 eq.) was reacted with BuLi (2 eq.) at 0°C for 1 h followed by treatment with trimethyltin chloride (2.5 eq.) in THF at room temperature for 30 min. Then a solution of 116 (1 eq.) and PdCl2(Ph3As)2 (0.02 eq.) in THF was combined and the mixture was stirred at reflux overnight. The polymer was precipitated with MeOH followed by filtration and dried under vacuum. GPC (polystyrene standards) Mn = 2000. 

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