SYNTHESIS OF 1,2-ACEANTHRYLENEDIONE THROUGH ACYLATION OF ANTHRACENE WITH OXALYL CHLORIDE

摘要

Acylation of anthracene and oxalyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 was investigated. Pure 1,2-aceanthrylenedione, which is used as new functional macromolecule, was prepared by extraction and recrystallation. The structure of 1,2-aceanthrylenedione was identified by measure of melting point, GC/MS, FTIR and 1HNMR analyses. The influences of various parameters, such as solvent, dosage of catalyst, molar ratio of anthracene to oxalyl chloride, reaction temperature, and reaction time were studied. The anhydrous AlCl3 was found to catalyze the reaction with high yeild and good selectivity. When the reaction temperature is 303K, reaction time is 5h and molar ratio of anthracene to oxalyl chloride is 1:2, the yield and selectivity of 1,2-aceanthrylenedione is 83.8 % and 92.3% respectively.