2,5-Dianilinoterephthalic acid → 3-Acridinecarboxylic acid, 9,10-dihydro-9-oxo-2-(phenylamino)-

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A process is disclosed wherein 2,5-di(phenylamino) terephthalic acid is half-cyclized by dissolving it in a mixture of polyphosphoric acid and phosphoric acid and heating at 100°-120° C. to form 2-(phenyl)amino-3-carboxy-9(10H)acridone (ACA). The ACA is decarboxylated to form 2-(phenyl)amino-9(10H)acridone, also known as 2-anilinoacridone, by dissolving it in tetramethylene sulfone and heating in the presence of a basic cupric carbonate catalyst.

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