Abstract: A process for purifying crude synthetic mercaptobenzothiazole according to the invention, which comprises treating the crude mercaptobenzothiazole with aniline, filtering and washing the crystallized mercaptobenzothiazole with aniline and, if desired, recycling the liquid organic phases of the purification medium, wherein the crystallization of mercaptobenzothiazole, the filtration and the washing are carried out at a temperature of from 40.degree. to 120.degree. C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 14, 1985
Date of Patent:
March 3, 1987
Assignee:
Manufacture Landaise de Produits Chimiques