The invention discloses a cyclization
continuous flow synthesis process of iminodibenzyl. 2, 2 '-diamino
bibenzyl is used as a
raw material, polyphosphoric acid is used as a cyclization agent,
toluene is used as a dispersion medium, the efficient heat and
mass transfer characteristic of the microchannel reactor is utilized, the
reaction temperature is controlled within 85 + / -2 DEG C, meanwhile, the material ratio and the
retention time are optimized, generation of high-
polymer impurities is inhibited from the source, no remarkable high-
polymer impurities exist in reaction liquid, a rectification purification process is not needed, and the production cost is reduced. And washing the
toluene layer with
phosphoric acid, washing with clear water, and crystallizing to obtain a high-purity qualified product. In the product obtained by the process, the content of
high polymer impurities is less than or equal to 0.003 wt%, the residue of 2, 2 '-diamino
bibenzyl is less than or equal to 0.0002 wt%, the purity of the product is more than or equal to 99.8%, and the
molar yield reaches 93.2%; the
toluene solvent recycling rate is greater than or equal to 95%, the
discharge amount of three wastes is reduced by more than 70% compared with that of a traditional intermittent process, and the method has the advantages of product quality improvement, production efficiency improvement and
environmental protection, and can be directly applied to large-scale production of
antiepileptic drug oxcarbazepine and
carbamazepine intermediates.