Nitrodiarylamines, useful as intermediates, are produced by combining a formyl derivative of an aromatic primary amine with a nitrohaloarene, at condensation temperature for forming nitrodiarylamine, and adding an alkoxide or cycloalkoxide of an alkali metal, excluding lithium.
The reaction of 4-nitrohalobenzenes with primary aromatic amines in the presence of potassium carbonate and copper compounds to produce 4-nitrodiphenylamine results in products with improved purity and yield if (1) carbonic acid amides or their derivatives are added, (2) 3 to 5 mol of amine are used per mole of halonitrobenzene and (3) 1.2 to 2 mol of the amine are added before the beginning of the reaction and the remainder during the reaction at such a rate that the molar excessive amine over halonitrobenzene is always from 100 to 400%.
A method of producing 4-ADPA is disclosed wherein aniline and nitrobenzene are reacted under suitable conditions to produce 4-nitrodiphenylamine and/or 4-nitrosodiphenylamine and/or their salts, either or both of which are subsequently reduced to produce 4-ADPA. The 4-ADPA can be reductively alkylated to produce p-phenylenediamine products which are useful as antiozonants.
A process for preparing substituted aromatic amines is provided which comprises contacting a nucleophilic compound and an azo containing compound in the presence of a suitable solvent system, reacting the nucleophilic compound and the azo containing compound in the presence of a suitable base and a controlled amount of protic material at a temperature of about 10.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. in a confined reaction zone wherein the molar ratio of protic material to base is 0:1 to about 5:1 and reducing the product of the reaction of the nucleophilic compound and the azo containing compound under conditions which produce the substituted aromatic amine. In another embodiment, the substituted aromatic amines of the invention are reductively alkylated to produce alkylated diamines or substituted derivatives thereof. In another embodiment, a process for preparing alkylated aromatic amines or substituted derivatives thereof is provided which comprises contacting a nucleophilic compound and an azo containing compound in the presence of a suitable solvent system, reacting the nucleophilic compound and the azo containing compound in the presence of a suitable base and a controlled amount of protic material at a temperature of about 10.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. in a confined reaction zone wherein the molar ratio of protic material to base is 0:1 to about 5:1, and reductively alkylating the product of the reaction of nucleophilic compound and the azo containing compound under conditions which produce the alkylated aromatic amine or substituted derivative thereof.
A method of producing 4-ADPA is disclosed wherein aniline or substituted aniline derivatives and nitrobenzene are reacted under suitable conditions to produce 4-nitrodiphenylamine or substituted derivatives thereof and/or 4-nitrosodiphenylamine or substituted derivatives thereof and/or their salts, either or both of which are subsequently reduced to produce 4-ADPA or substituted derivatives thereof. The 4-ADPA or substituted derivatives thereof can be reductively alkylated to produce p-phenylenediamine products or substituted derivatives thereof which are useful as antiozonants. A second embodiment of the invention is the tetrasubstituted ammonium salts or alkyl substituted diammonium salts of 4-nitrodiphenylamine, 4-nitrosodiphenylamine and the substituted derivatives thereof wherein each substituent of the tetrasubstituted ammonium ion is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and arylalkyl groups and each alkyl substituent of the alkyl substituted diammonium salt is independently selected.
A method of producing 4-ADPA is disclosed wherein aniline or substituted aniline derivatives and nitrobenzene are reacted under suitable conditions to produce 4-nitrodiphenylamine or substituted derivatives thereof and/or 4-nitrosodiphenylamine or substituted derivatives thereof and/or their salts, either or both of which are subsequently reduced to produce 4-ADPA or substituted derivatives thereof. The 4-ADPA or substituted derivatives thereof can be reductively alkylated to produce p-phenylenediamine products or substituted derivatives thereof which are useful as antiozonants. A second embodiment of the invention is the tetrasubstituted ammonium salts or alkyl substituted diammonium salts of 4-nitrodiphenylamine, 4-nitrosodiphenylamine and the substituted derivatives thereof wherein each substituent of the tetrasubstituted ammonium ion is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and arylalkyl groups and each alkyl substituent of the alkyl substituted diammonium salt is independently selected.
