Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing aromatic hydrazo compounds by electrochemical reduction of aromatic nitro compounds on a technical scale. The reaction is carried out continuously and in two steps, comprising a first step in which the aromatic nitro compounds are reduced to form the corresponding azoxy compounds, which are isolated, and a second step in which the azoxy compounds isolated are reduced to form the corresponding hydrazo compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 4, 1980
Date of Patent:
August 24, 1982
Assignee:
Borma B.V.
Inventors:
Hans de Groot, Eeuwoud van den Heuvel, Embrecht Barendrecht, Leonard J. J. Janssen