Cooxidation process for the production of dimethyl...

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C - Chemistry, Metallurgy

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260/473.4

C07C 69/82 (2006.01) C07C 51/265 (2006.01) C07C 67/08 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1038878

IMPROVED COOXIDATION PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DIMETHYL TEREPHTHLATE Abstract of the Disclosure Disclosed is an improvement in the cooxidation process for making dimethyl terephthalate (DMT). In the cooxidation process an oxidate comprising monomethyl terephthalate and p-toluic acid is esterified with methanol to form a reaction mixture comprising DMT and methyl p-toluate, methyl p-toluate is separated from the reaction mixture, and p-xylene and said methyl p-toluate are cooxidized in the liquid phase with mole- cular oxygen to form more oxidate, which is esterified, etc. The improvement comprises separating p-toluic acid from part of the oxidate prior to esterifying the oxidate, and cooxidizing separated p-toluic acid with said p-xylene and said methyl p- toluate. This improvement results in a lesser quantity of oxidate subjected to esterification, and a reduction in the quantity of methyl p-toluate cooxidized with p-xylene. -1-

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