Research on the Process of Removing Ortho(para)Chlorobenzyl Alcohol in Ortho(para)Chlorobenzaldehyde Products
Tn order to remove the impurity ortho(para)chlorobenzyl alcohol in ortho(para)chlorobenzaldehyde synthesized by chlorination hy-drolysis process,ortho(para)chlorobenzyl alcohol,an impurity in ortho(para)chlorobenzaldehyde product,was converted into ortho(para)chlorobenzyl chloride using Lucas reagent.Then,in the alkaline hydrolysis process,catalyst triethylamine was added to convert ortho(para)chlorobenzyl chloride complex to water-soluble quaternary ammonium salt.The product ortho(para)chlorobenzaldehyde was refined and puri-fied by oil-water separation and vacuum distillation.Controlling the content of impurity para chlorobenzyl alcohol in para chlorobenzaldehyde products to be less than 0.20%,in order to improve the quality of para chlorobenzaldehyde products(main content ≥ 99.5%).