Replacement of homogeneous acids in the conversion of meta-phenylenediamine to resorcinol by Heterogeneous Analogues
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2001
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Resorcinol is an important building block in the pharmaceutical, adhesion and dye industry. A number of different processes for the production of resorcinol are available with each synthesis route having intrinsic advantages and disadvantages that differ from one process to another. A viable route to resourcinol in South Africa is via meta-dinitrobenzene due to the large-scale production of nitrobenzene from benzene. Since meta-dintrobenzene is formed as a side-product during the production of nitrobenzene and is hydrogenated quite easily, the acid hydrolysis of MPDA to resorcinol will be considered during this investigation.
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Bibliography: p. 231-248.
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Brack, B. 2001. Replacement of homogeneous acids in the conversion of meta-phenylenediamine to resorcinol by Heterogeneous Analogues. University of Cape Town.