Nothing at all on the use of the PET component, terephthalic acid and the monoamide thereof? I mean, on an amateur forum, nobody is interested in
making p-aminobenzoic acid via the Hoffman degradation of the amide of plastic waste?
Granted, I'm having a hard time finding references to forming the monoamide, although one would assume, like most amides, it could be made from the
ammonium terephthalate salt via dehydration...
As to the nitration of toluene, yeah, it would work, but why waste oxidants and nitric/sulfuric acid when it can be, apparently, obtained via such a
simple process.... |