“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] Up to now, many publications in the open literature have been found in synthesis of production of pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), and the classical method for such a synthesis constitutes the liquid-phase oxidation of 1,2,4,5-tetraalkyl benzene catalyzed by cobalt, manganese, bromine, nitric acid or dichromic acid in the presence of 100-450 psig, and then dehydrating the obtained pyromellitic acid into pyromellitic dianhydride. [7][8][9][10] However, this procedure is invariably associated with certain limitations such as high cost, long reaction time, environmental hazards, special apparatus and drastic reaction conditions. The catalytic vapor-phase oxidation of 1,2,4,5-tetraalkyl benzene under oxyen pressure using a certain catalyst (e.g.…”