Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of diphenic acid from phenanthrene which comprises heating phenanthrene and glacial acetic acid, adding drop-wise a pre-determined amount of 30% hydrogen peroxide, heating the resulting mixture after completion of drop wise addition of hydrogen peroxide, distilling the resulting mixture under reduced pressure to make the volume half, cooling the mixture till diphenic acid crystalises out, filtering the cooled mixture and boiling the residue after adding 10% solution of sodium carbonate and activated charcoal, filtering and discarding the residue; acidifying the filtrate with hydrogen chloride; cooling the resultant mixture till more diphenic acid crystallises out; repeating filtration till pure diphenic acid is obtained.

Abstract: The present invention results to an improved and environment friendly method of producing dimethyl phthalate of about 99% purity from naphthalene based chemicals, said method comprising steps of mixing phthalic anhydride with methanol in the ratio ranging between 2:3 to 3:2, adding catalyst(s) to the mixture wherein, the ratio of phthalic anhydride and the catalyst is ranging between 3:1 to 15:1, adding a promoter to the resultant of step (b) wherein, the promoter is in the range of 1.5 to 2.0% by weight of phthalic anhydride, refluxing the resulted mixture at a temperature ranging between 60 to 100° C., for time duration ranging between 6 to 12 hrs. in the presence of benzene, wherein the ratio of benzene to phthalic anhydride is in the range of 1:5 to 2:1 to obtain distillate, neutralizing the residue with about 10% caustic soda, extracting the neutralized residue with the benzene, distilling at the temperature ranging between 140 to 150° C. under 10 mm of mercury to obtain dimethyl phthalate.

Abstract: The present invention results to an improved and environment friendly method of producing dimethyl phthalate of about 99% purity from naphthalene based chemicals, said method comprising steps of mixing phthalic anhydride with methanol in the ratio ranging between 2:3 to 3:2, adding catalyst(s) to the mixture wherein, the ratio of phthalic anhydride and the catalyst is ranging between 3:1 to 15:1, adding a promoter to the resultant of step (b) wherein, the promoter is in the range of 1.5 to 2.0% by weight of phthalic anhydride, refluxing the resulted mixture at a temperature ranging between 60 to 100° C., for time duration ranging between 6 to 12 hrs. in the presence of benzene, wherein the ratio of benzene phthalic anhydride is in the range of 1:5 to 2:1 to obtain distillate, neutralizing the residue with about 10% caustic soda, extracting the neutralized residue with the benzene, distilling at the temperature ranging between 140 to 150° C. under 10 mm of mercury to obtain dimethyl phthalate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of diphenic acid from phenanthrene which comprises heating phenanthrene and glacial acetic acid, adding drop-wise a pre-determined amount of 30% hydrogen peroxide, heating the resulting mixture after completion of drop wise addition of hydrogen peroxide, distilling the resulting mixture under reduced pressure to make the volume half, cooling the mixture till diphenic acid crystalises out, filtering the cooled mixture and boiling the residue after adding 10% solution of sodium carbonate and activated charcoal, filtering and discarding the residue; acidifying the filtrate with hydrogen chloride; cooling the resultant mixture till more diphenic acid crystallises out; repeating filtration till pure diphenic acid is obtained.