Isatoic Anhydride → 2-Amino-benzoic acid 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-nonyl ester

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A one liter, four necked, round bottom flask, equipped with an overhead stirrer, sub-surface gas inlet tube, thermowell, Dean-Stark trap, and Friedrick's condenser, is charged with 313.4 grams (1.56 moles) of 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-nonan-1-ol. The flask is purged with nitrogen and warmed to 120 degrees C. 3.7 grams (46 mmoles) of a 50 percent by weight solution of NaOH in water is added drop-wise over 1 minute. The mixture is stirred at 120 degrees C. for 1 hour and water is collected in the Dean-Stark trap. 250 grams of isatoic anhydride (1.53 moles) is added portion-wise, supra-surface, over a period of 50 minutes. The mixture is stirred at 145 degrees C. for 6 hours. 9 grams of Fax-5 filter aid is added to the flask and stirred. The mixture is filtered and cooled to yield 456 grams of the product, in the form of a brown liquid. The product has a TBN, by ASTM D2896, of 150.

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