Patent 7714173 was granted and assigned to LG Chem on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to a method for preparing high-purity terephthalaldehyde which comprises re-crystallizing terephthalaldehyde crystals containing impurities, using an anti-solvent. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for preparing terephthalaldehyde which comprises dissolving low-purity terephthalaldehyde prepared by a conventional method in dimethylsulfoxide and then re-crystallizing the solution, using water as an anti-solvent. The present invention is not only environment-friendly because it uses water only as an anti-solvent, but also economical because it may simply prepare high-purity terephthalaldehyde in a short time.