Process for the production of dinitrotoluene

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PATENT NO 5001272
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07402322

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Aromatic nitration reactions and, more specifically, a process for nitrating toluene to dinitrotoluene. The process involves a liquid phase nitration reaction of anhydrous nitric acid and toluene in a molar ratio of between about 5:1 and about 9:1 of nitric acid to toluene in a reactor at a reaction temperature of between about 40.degree. C. and about 70.degree. C., in the absence of sulfuric acid and in the absence of any dipolar organic solvent, to produce a mixture containing dinitrotoluene, and isolating said dinitrotoluene by contacting said mixture with a phase separating effective amount of an alkali or alkaine earth metal nitrate salt to cause phase separation of said dinitrotoluene.

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ARCO CHEMICAL COMPANY3801 WEST CHESTER PIKE NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19073

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Mason, Robert W Lake Charles, LA 18 58

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