Preparation method of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of organic chemistry, and relates to a preparation method of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride.
Background
The molecular formula of the 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile is C 8H3F3N2O2, the relative molecular weight is 216.1, the melting point is 44-47 ℃, the boiling point is 156-158 ℃ and 18mm Hg (lith.), the density is 1.56g/mL, and the product is yellow crystalline solid at room temperature. 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzonitrile is widely used in the fields of medicine, pesticides, chemical industry, etc., and is an important intermediate for synthesizing pesticide 4-benzoylisoxazole, isoxaflutole, herbicide 5-cyclopropylisoxazole, the synthesis of the above mentioned compounds and intermediates thereof is disclosed in patent CN 1359372a, and also mentioned in european patent application.
Patent publication No. CN 1359372A discloses a method for synthesizing 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile, which comprises the steps of preparing 4-chloro-3-nitro-benzotrifluoride and cuprous cyanide, a phase transfer catalyst or alkali metal cyanide, cuprous bromide and a phase transfer catalyst or preparing 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile in the presence of metal lithium salt in an organic solvent, wherein the preparation method has high cost, operation redundancy, various raw material types and high after-treatment recycling difficulty.
4-Fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride molecular formula C 7H3F4NO2, relative molecular weight 209.1, relative density 1.494, boiling point 92 deg.C (15 mmHg), refractive index 1.4620, and light yellow green liquid at room temperature. 4-fluoro-3-nitro benzotrifluoride is an important intermediate, and is applied to the fields of medicine, pesticide, chemical organic synthesis and the like to synthesize pesticides 4-benzoyl isoxazole, isoxaflutole, herbicide 5-cyclopropyl isoxazole and the like.
In patent U.S. Pat. No. 3, 4424396 and J, the synthesis of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride from the same starting material 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is reported, for example, journal of Organic Chemistry,1991, vol.56, #22, p.6406-6411, which discloses the synthesis of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride from sulfolane with KF prepared by the "spray drying" process (material droplets after atomization, surface area increase) under the catalysis of tetramethyl ammonium chloride, with 80% yield in the presence of the starting materials of the particular process and phase transfer catalyst, as well as ADVANCED SYNTHESIS AND CATALYSIS,2008, vol.350, #17, p.2677-2682 with KF, bis (diphenyl phosphine) imide chloride added to DMSO, with a yield of 72%. The target product can be synthesized only by adding the catalyst into the consulted literature, and the synthetic route has high cost and complex raw materials.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems of high production cost, serious three-waste pollution, difficult post-treatment and the like in the prior art, the invention develops a preparation method for preparing 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride, which has high yield, good purity and short reaction time, and has the advantages of simple process, convenient operation, low cost, less waste pollution and more contribution to industrialized application.
The invention provides a preparation method of 4-fluoro-3-nitro benzotrifluoride, which comprises the following steps of carrying out fluorination reaction on 4-chloro-3-nitro benzotrifluoride and KF in an organic solvent to obtain 4-fluoro-3-nitro benzotrifluoride;
The raw materials of the fluorination reaction consist of the organic solvent, the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and the KF.
In the fluorination reaction, the organic solvent may be a conventional organic solvent for fluorination reaction in the art, preferably an aprotic polar solvent, more preferably DMF, DMA, acetonitrile, sulfolane or DMSO, for example sulfolane or DMF.
In the fluorination reaction, the molar volume ratio of the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride to the organic solvent may be in a conventional amount in the art of fluorination reaction, preferably 1.0 to 2.5mol/L, more preferably 1.4 to 2.4mol/L, for example 1.9mol/L.
In the fluorination reaction, the molar ratio of KF to 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride may be in an amount conventional in the art for fluorination reactions, preferably (1.0-2.0): 1, more preferably (1.0-1.5): 1, for example 1.3:1.
In the fluorination reaction, the reaction temperature of the fluorination reaction may be a temperature conventional in the art for fluorination reactions, preferably 25 ℃ to 250 ℃, more preferably 130 to 180 ℃, for example 150 to 180 ℃.
In the fluorination reaction, the progress of the fluorination reaction is monitored by a detection method conventional in the art (e.g., GC monitoring), preferably by terminating the concentration of the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride in the reaction solution at less than 1%.
In the fluorination reaction, the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is added in a mode of adding the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride into a mixed solution of KF and the organic solvent, wherein the adding time is 1-10h, preferably 3-7h, more preferably 5-7h.
In the fluorination reaction, the post-treatment can be referred to a conventional operation method of the post-treatment in the art, and preferably, the post-treatment comprises the steps of:
(1) Filtering the reaction liquid after the fluorination reaction is finished, and recovering filtrate and a filter cake, wherein the filtrate is a crude product, and the filter cake is KF and/or KCl;
(2) And distilling the filtrate to obtain the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and the organic solvent.
Preferably, the distillation is reduced pressure distillation, for example reduced pressure distillation.
In the fluorination reaction, when the boiling point of the organic solvent is higher than 209.6 ℃, the organic solvent can be left in a container for continuous use after the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is obtained by distillation in the post-treatment step (2).
In the fluorination reaction, the organic solvent is DMF or sulfolane, the molar volume ratio of the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride to the organic solvent is 1.9mol/L, the molar ratio of the KF to the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is 1.3:1, the reaction temperature of the fluorination reaction is 150-180 ℃, and the adding time is 5-7h.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile, which comprises the following steps:
(1) The fluorination reaction occurs under the conditions and parameters of any one of the present invention;
(2) Carrying out cyanidation reaction on 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and metal cyanide to obtain 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile;
in the cyanation reaction, the cyanation reaction may occur in the presence of an organic solvent or in the absence of a solvent.
In the cyanation reaction, the organic solvent is an aprotic polar solvent.
In the cyanation reaction, the temperature of the cyanation reaction is 150-180 ℃.
In the cyanation reaction, the boiling point of the organic solvent is higher than or equal to the cyanation reaction temperature.
In the cyanation reaction, the raw materials of the cyanation reaction consist of the organic solvent, the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and the metal cyanide salt, or consist of the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and the metal cyanide salt.
In the cyanation reaction, the organic solvent is DMSO, DMF, DMA or sulfolane, preferably DMSO or DMF.
In the cyanation reaction, the metal cyanide salt may be a conventional metal cyanide salt of cyanation reaction in the art, preferably KCN, naCN, cuCN, potassium ferrocyanide and potassium ferricyanide, more preferably KCN, naCN, e.g. KCN.
In the cyanation reaction, when the organic solvent is DMF, the cyanation reaction temperature is preferably 150 ℃.
In the cyanation reaction, when the cyanation reaction occurs in the presence of an organic solvent, the molar volume ratio of the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride to the organic solvent may be in a conventional amount in the cyanation reaction, preferably 1.0 to 2.6mol/L, for example 1.5 to 2.1mol/L.
In the cyanation reaction, the molar ratio of cyano groups to 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride in the metal cyanide salt may be in an amount conventional in the cyanation reaction, preferably (0.95-1.0): 1.0, more preferably (0.95-0.97): 1.0, for example 0.95:1.0 or 0.96:1.0.
In the cyanation reaction, the progress of the cyanation reaction is monitored by a detection method (for example, GC) conventional in the art, preferably by ending in a concentration of the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride of less than 0.1% in the reaction liquid.
In the cyanation reaction, the post-treatment can be referred to a conventional operation method of the post-treatment in the art, and preferably, the post-treatment comprises the steps of:
(1) Filtering the reaction liquid after the cyanidation reaction is finished, and recovering filtrate and a filter cake, wherein the filtrate is a crude product, and the filter cake is metal fluoride;
(2) And distilling the filtrate, and recovering the organic solvent to obtain the 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile.
In the post-treatment, the distillation is reduced pressure distillation, for example, reduced pressure distillation.
In a preferred scheme, the raw materials for the cyanation reaction comprise the organic solvent, the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and the metal cyanide salt, wherein the organic solvent is DMSO or DMF, the metal cyanide salt is KCN, the molar volume ratio of the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride to the organic solvent is 1.5-2.1mol/L, and the molar ratio of cyano group in the metal cyanide salt to the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is 0.95:1.0 or 0.96:1.0.
In a certain preferred scheme, the raw materials for the cyanation reaction consist of the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and the metal cyanide salt, wherein the metal cyanide salt is KCN, and the molar ratio of cyano to the 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride in the metal cyanide salt is 0.95:1.0 or 0.96:1.0.
The above preferred conditions can be arbitrarily combined on the basis of not deviating from the common knowledge in the art, and thus, each preferred embodiment of the present invention can be obtained.
The term "boiling point" as used herein refers to the temperature at which the pure material boils at 1 normal atmospheric pressure.
The reagents and materials used in the present invention are commercially available. KF manufacturer, allatin, AR, powder, 99%.
The preparation method disclosed by the invention has the positive progress effects that (1) the product prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention is high in yield and good in purity, (2) the short reaction time can be realized without using a catalyst, and (3) the preparation method is simple in process, convenient to operate, low in cost and less in waste pollution, and is more beneficial to industrial application.
Detailed Description
The invention is further illustrated by means of the following examples, which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The experimental methods, in which specific conditions are not noted in the following examples, were selected according to conventional methods and conditions, or according to the commercial specifications.
Example 1
The reaction equation is:
Experimental feed table:
150.8g of potassium fluoride and 1350.0g of sulfolane as a solvent are added into a 2L reaction flask, the temperature is raised to 150 ℃, 450.0g of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride as a raw material is dropwise added for 5 hours, the reaction is carried out at 150 ℃ in a heat-preserving way, the reaction progress is monitored by GC, when the raw material of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is less than or equal to 1.0 percent, namely, the reaction is carried out for 10 hours, the temperature is reduced to room temperature, the generated potassium chloride and potassium fluoride are removed by filtration, the filtrate is rectified, the product is rectified, the anhydrous pale yellow liquid of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is obtained, the purity of the product is 99.0 percent through GC detection, the kettle substrate is recovered and reused, and the yield is 90.0 percent.
Hydrogen spectrum analysis :1H NMR(600MHz,CDC13)δ8.59-8.44(m,2H),7.65(dd,J=9.0,2.2Hz,1H),7.03(d,J=9.0Hz,1H),4.03-3.99(m,2H),3.60-3.56(m,2H).
GC analysis method
The sample preparation method comprises sampling and filtering, and sampling filtrate.
Experimental feed table:
366.0g of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride, 108.1g of potassium cyanide and 1098.0g of solvent DMF are added into a 2L reaction flask, the temperature is raised to 150 ℃, the reaction progress is monitored by GC, the temperature is kept for 8-12 h until the reaction of the raw material 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is finished, the temperature is reduced to room temperature, the filtration and the drying are carried out, and 91.8g of KF solid is obtained in total and recycled. And (3) recovering DMF and 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride from the filtrate, and carrying out post-treatment to obtain 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile, wherein the purity of the product is 99.4% and the yield is 90.0% through GC detection.
Hydrogen analysis 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3): delta 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.14-8.04 (m, 2H).
Experimental feed table:
91.8 g of dry filter cake (ground into powder, KF solid recovered in the last step) is added into a 2L reaction flask, 825.6g of solvent sulfolane is heated to 150 ℃, 275.2g of raw material 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is dripped into the reaction flask for 5 hours, the reaction is carried out at 150 ℃ in a heat-preserving way, the reaction progress is monitored by GC, namely the reaction is carried out for 8-12 hours, when the raw material 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is less than or equal to 1.0%, the temperature is reduced to room temperature, the filtration is carried out, the filtrate is rectified, the product is rectified, the anhydrous pale yellow liquid 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is obtained, the purity of the product is 99.0% through GC detection, the kettle substrate is recovered and reused, and the yield is 90.0%.
Hydrogen spectrum analysis :1H NMR(600MHz,CDC13)δ8.59-8.44(m,2H),7.65(dd,J=9.0,2.2Hz,1H),7.03(d,J=9.0Hz,1H),4.03-3.99(m,2H),3.60-3.56(m,2H).
Example 2
The reaction equation is:
Experimental feed table:
139.2g of potassium fluoride and 1350.0g of solvent sulfolane are added into a 2L reaction flask, the temperature is raised to 150 ℃, 450.0g of raw material 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is dripped for 4 hours, the reaction is carried out at 150 ℃ in a heat preservation mode, the reaction progress is monitored through GC, when the raw material 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is less than or equal to 1.0 percent, namely, the reaction is carried out for 10 hours, the temperature is reduced to room temperature, generated potassium chloride and potassium fluoride are removed through filtration, filtrate is rectified, products are rectified, anhydrous pale yellow liquid 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is obtained, the purity of the products is 99.1 percent through GC detection, kettle substrates are recycled, and the yield is 88.0 percent. The hydrogen spectrum is the same as in example 1.
Experimental feed table:
360.0g of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride, 107.4g of potassium cyanide and 1080.0g of solvent acetonitrile are added into a 2L reaction flask, the temperature is raised to 80 ℃, the reaction progress is monitored by GC, the temperature is kept for 10 to 12 hours until the reaction of the raw material 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is finished, the reaction is not carried out any more, the temperature is reduced to room temperature, the filtration and the drying are carried out, 92.3g of KF solid is obtained in total, and the recovery and the application are carried out. The filtrate is used for recovering acetonitrile and 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride, and 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile is obtained after post-treatment, and the purity of the product is 99.3 percent and the yield is 50.0 percent through GC detection. The hydrogen spectrum is the same as in example 1.
Example 3
The reaction equation is:
Experimental feed table:
150.8g of potassium fluoride, 1350.0g of sulfolane serving as a solvent, 450.0g of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride serving as a raw material, heating to 180 ℃ for heat preservation reaction, monitoring the reaction progress through GC, cooling to room temperature after the reaction is carried out for 10 hours until the raw material of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is less than or equal to 1.0%, filtering to remove generated potassium chloride and potassium fluoride, rectifying filtrate, rectifying a distilled product to obtain anhydrous pale yellow liquid of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride, detecting through GC, ensuring that the purity of the product is 99.2%, recycling kettle substrates, and ensuring that the yield is 85.0%. The hydrogen spectrum is the same as in example 1.
Experimental feed table:
355.0g of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and 104.8g of potassium cyanide are added into a 2L reaction flask, the temperature is raised to 150 ℃, the reaction progress is monitored by GC, the temperature is kept for 8-12h until the reaction of the raw material 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is finished, the temperature is reduced to room temperature, the filtration and the drying are carried out, 90.8g of KF solid is obtained in total, and the KF solid is recovered for reuse. 4-fluoro-3-nitro benzotrifluoride is recovered from the filtrate, and the 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile is obtained after post-treatment, and the purity of the product is 99.1 percent and the yield is 70.0 percent through GC detection. The hydrogen spectrum is the same as in example 1.
Example 4
The reaction equation is:
Experimental feed table:
150.8g of potassium fluoride and 1350.0g of sulfolane as a solvent are added into a 2L reaction flask, the temperature is raised to 130 ℃, 450.0g of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride as a raw material is dropwise added for 5 hours, the reaction is carried out at the temperature of 130 ℃, the reaction progress is monitored by GC, when the raw material of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is less than or equal to 1 percent, namely, the reaction is carried out for 8-12 hours, the temperature is reduced to room temperature, the generated potassium chloride and potassium fluoride are removed by filtration, the filtrate is rectified, the product is rectified, the anhydrous pale yellow liquid of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is obtained, the product purity is 99.4 percent through GC detection, the kettle substrate is recovered and reused, and the yield is 75.0 percent. The hydrogen spectrum is the same as in example 1.
Experimental feed table:
Adding 313g of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride, 93.4g of potassium cyanide and 782.5g of solvent DMSO into a 2L reaction flask, heating to 180 ℃, monitoring the reaction progress through GC, preserving heat for 10-12 h until the reaction of the raw material 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is finished, cooling to room temperature, filtering, drying, obtaining 81.6g of KF solid crude product in total, and recycling. DMSO is recovered from the filtrate, and 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile is obtained after post treatment, and the purity of the product is 99.2 percent and the yield is 85.0 percent through GC detection. The hydrogen spectrum is the same as in example 1.
Example 5
The reaction equation is:
Experimental feed table:
366.0g of 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride and 81.5g of NaCN were introduced into a 2L reaction flask. 1098.0g of solvent DMF is heated to 150 ℃, the reaction progress is monitored by GC, the temperature is kept for 10 hours until the reaction of the raw material 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride is finished, the reaction is not carried out, the temperature is reduced to room temperature, the filtration and the drying are carried out, and 91.8g of KF solid is obtained and recovered for reuse. DMF and 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride are recovered from the filtrate, and the 2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl benzonitrile is obtained after post-treatment, 332.8g, and the purity of the product is 99% and the yield is 88.0% through GC detection. The hydrogen spectrum is the same as in example 1.
Comparative example 1
The feeding amount is as follows:
Experimental operation:
To a 250mL reaction flask, 10.9g of sodium fluoride, 135.0g of sulfolane as a solvent, heating to 150 ℃, dropwise adding 45.0g of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzotrifluoride as a raw material for 5 hours, and carrying out heat preservation reaction at 150 ℃, wherein the GC monitors the progress of the reaction, the raw material percentages are 99.6%, and no product peak exists basically.
Conclusion NaF did not react.