A method for the continuous synthesis of acyl chloride products
By using amide catalysts and pyridine auxiliaries in a continuous flow reactor for acyl chloride reaction, the problems of long synthesis time and low yield of acyl chloride have been solved, realizing efficient and safe continuous production of acyl chloride, which is suitable for industrial application.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI HYBRID CHEM TECH
- Filing Date
- 2021-02-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-26
AI Technical Summary
Existing acyl chloride synthesis processes have long reaction times, low yields, and are difficult to achieve large-scale continuous production. Existing continuous synthesis equipment has large footprints, high energy consumption, and complex processes.
In a continuous flow reactor, amide catalysts and/or pyridine are used as auxiliaries to carry out acyl chlorination reactions with organic acids and thionyl chloride. The reaction temperature is controlled at 50–160 °C, the pressure at 2–15 bar, and the time at 20–300 s. Microreactors, tubular reactors, and other equipment are used for the acyl chlorination reaction.
The reaction time is significantly shortened, energy consumption is reduced, operation is simple, stability is high, conversion rate and selectivity are high, side reactions are few, product yield is high, and post-processing is simple, making it suitable for continuous industrial production.
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