CN103570507A - Preparation method of 4-methylcatechol - Google Patents

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CN103570507A
CN103570507A CN201310565149.XA CN201310565149A CN103570507A CN 103570507 A CN103570507 A CN 103570507A CN 201310565149 A CN201310565149 A CN 201310565149A CN 103570507 A CN103570507 A CN 103570507A
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The invention discloses a preparation method of 4-methylcatechol. The method comprises the following steps: (a) adding dimethoxybenzene and paraformaldehyde to an organic solvent, dropwise adding concentrated hydrochloric acid at minus 5 to 10 DEG C, so as to obtain 4-chloromethyl dimethoxybenzene; (b) firstly, adding the 4-chloromethyl dimethoxybenzene to an alcohol solvent, adding zinc powder and ammonium salt, heating and refluxing to generate the 4-chloromethyl dimethoxybenzene in a reduction manner; (c) mixing the 4-chloromethyl dimethoxybenzene, a hydrogen bromide aqueous solution and/or added cosolvent, warming and refluxing to obtain 4-methylcatechol. By adopting the method, the dimethoxybenzene is taken as a raw material; 4-methylcatechol is synthetized by three steps of chloromethylation, reduction and demethylation. The method has the characteristics of being high in yield, simple in steps, available in raw materials, mild in reaction condition, fewer in three wastes, low in production cost, simple in post-treatment and the like, and has good industrial application prospect.

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A kind of preparation method of 4-methyl pyrocatechol
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of preparation method of 4-methyl pyrocatechol.
Background technology
4-methyl pyrocatechol is a kind of important Organic Chemicals, can be used as the intermediate of synthetic perfume, medicine, agricultural chemicals and dyestuff etc., also can be used as the antioxidant of food and the high-efficiency polymerization inhibitor of high molecular polymerization.Because this use of a compound is wider, many scholars are studied its route of synthesis.The synthetic method of comprehensive literature report, mainly contains several as follows:
Method one is that to adopt p-cresol be raw material, under different conditions through the hydrogen peroxide oxidation one-step synthesis of different concns.As Chinese patent CN1298857A has reported, using HTS as catalyzer, with hydrogen peroxide, p-cresol is carried out to hydroxylation and synthesize 4-methyl pyrocatechol.The selectivity of this method p-cresol can reach 87%, but its transformation efficiency only has 12%, and such result causes the production cost of 4-methyl pyrocatechol higher.Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication clear 5839633 has been introduced and a kind ofly take p-cresol as raw material, under the compound for catalysis of arsenic or antimony, with hydrogen peroxide, is that oxygenant synthesizes 4-methyl pyrocatechol.This method transformation efficiency is less than 5%, and will use hypertoxic compound as catalyzer.
Method two is also to take p-cresol as starting raw material, the synthetic 4-methyl pyrocatechol (US3764629, US4335363) of hydrogen peroxide oxidation under aceticanhydride acylations, Fu Ruisi (Fries) rearrangement and alkaline condition.The raw material that this method is used is all common large chemical goods, cheap and easy to get, but this technique will be used large excessive aluminum chloride, and aftertreatment wastewater flow rate is large; And the isomer that this rearrangement reaction generates is difficult to remove.The author once repeatedly repeated document experimental implementation, and its result is all far below the yield of bibliographical information.Method three is directly with Hydrogen bromide hydrolysis 4-methyl guaiacol and 4, to synthesize 4-methyl pyrocatechol, yield can reach more than 80% (Synthesis, 1985,4:437-439).Though this method yield is high, the raw material 4-methyl guaiacol and 4 of its use is through wooden carbolic oil fractionation, is subject to the serious restriction of natural resource and environmental protection.
In sum, also do not have at present a kind of suitable method come at an easy rate, safely with environmental friendliness produce 4-methyl pyrocatechol.
Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to overcome now methodical shortcoming, the synthetic method of a kind of economy, safe and easy to operate 4-methyl pyrocatechol is provided.
For achieving the above object, the technical solution used in the present invention is: the preparation method of 4-methyl pyrocatechol of the present invention comprises the steps:
(a) 1,2-dimethoxy benzene, paraformaldehyde are joined in organic solvent, under-5~10 ° of C, drip again concentrated hydrochloric acid and obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene;
(b) first 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene is joined in alcohol organic solvent, after add zinc powder, ammonium salt, under reflux, reduction generates 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene;
(c) 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene, aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide are mixed with phase-transfer catalyst and/or interpolation solubility promoter, under temperature rising reflux, obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol.
Further, in step of the present invention (a), described organic solvent is methylene dichloride, chloroform, ethylene dichloride, trichloroethane or tetracol phenixin.
Further, in step of the present invention (b), described alcohol organic solvent is methyl alcohol, ethanol, n-propyl alcohol, Virahol, propyl carbinol or amylalcohol.
Further, in step of the present invention (b), described ammonium salt is ammonium formate, ammonium acetate, ammonium chloride, brometo de amonio or Neutral ammonium fluoride.
Further, in step of the present invention (a), the mol ratio of described 1,2-dimethoxy benzene and paraformaldehyde, concentrated hydrochloric acid is 1:1.05~5:1.2~5.
Further, in step of the present invention (c), described solubility promoter is formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or butyric acid.
Further, in step of the present invention (c), the mol ratio of described 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene and hydrogen bromide is 1:2.5~8.
Further, in step of the present invention (c), described phase-transfer catalyst is triethyl benzyl ammonia chloride, trimethyl benzyl ammonia chloride, Tetrabutyl amonium bromide, tetrabutylammonium chloride, tetrabutylammonium iodide, 4-n-butyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate or tetraphenylphosphonibromide bromide ammonium, and its consumption is 0.01~0.05 times of 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene molar weight.
Further, in step of the present invention (b), the mol ratio of described 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene and zinc powder, ammonium salt is 1:1.05~5:1.05~5.
To sum up, in the present invention, 1,2-dimethoxy benzene, paraformaldehyde are joined in organic solvent, under-5~10 ° of C, drip again concentrated hydrochloric acid and obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene.This temperature of reaction has larger impact to reaction yield, and at suitable temperature, (5~10 ° of C) 5-8 hour can obtain the product of higher yields; While maintaining-15~-5 ° of C as temperature, reaction needed is more than 20 hours.Its reason may be that paraformaldehyde solubleness in concentrated hydrochloric acid under low temperature is poor, and paraformaldehyde participates in reaction under dissolved state, causes like this prolongation in reaction times; And when temperature maintains 10-30 ° of C, easily upper a plurality of chloromethyls on the phenyl ring of 1,2-dimethoxy benzene, cause side reaction serious.The organic solvent that this reaction is used can be methylene dichloride, chloroform, ethylene dichloride, trichloroethane or tetracol phenixin, and preferred solvent is ethylene dichloride.In addition, on 1,2-dimethoxy benzene aromatic nucleus, cloud density is larger, and a plurality of chloro-methyl groups on energy when there is Blanc chloromethylation, therefore material proportion also has larger impact to reaction result.In the present invention, 1,2-dimethoxy benzene: paraformaldehyde: the suitable mol ratio of concentrated hydrochloric acid is 1:1.05~5:1.2~5, and preferred proportion is 1:1.05:1.2.
The 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene obtaining is above joined in alcohol organic solvent, after add zinc powder, ammonium salt, under stirring heating, reduction generates 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene.This metallic zinc of reacting used can be zinc powder, zink rod or the alloy that contains zinc.From being beneficial to the angle of reaction, zinc powder is more favourable.And granularity is the smaller the better; Alcohol organic solvent used is methyl alcohol, ethanol, n-propyl alcohol, Virahol, propyl carbinol or amylalcohol, and preferred solvent is ethanol; This reacts ammonium salt used can be ammonium formate, ammonium acetate, ammonium chloride, brometo de amonio or Neutral ammonium fluoride, and preferably ammonium salt is ammonium formate; In addition, the proportioning 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene that this material that reacts used is suitable: zinc powder: the mol ratio of ammonium salt is 1:1.05~5:1.05~5, preferred proportion is 1:1.2:1.2.
To under above resulting 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene, hydrobromic acid aqueous solution temperature rising reflux, obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol.Under above-mentioned demethylation condition, the starting stage of reaction mixture is heterogeneous, thus this reaction preferably add solubility promoter formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or butyric acid or (with) phase-transfer catalyst.Do not add solubility promoter or (with) phase-transfer catalyst in the situation that, this reacts, and the needed time is very long and by product is more, it is unstable that the latter may come from the phenolic hydroxyl group that hydrolysis ehter bond generates.As add solubility promoter or (with) within less than 10 hours, complete smoothly lower this reaction of phase-transfer catalyst.Phase-transfer catalyst used is triethyl benzyl ammonia chloride, trimethyl benzyl ammonia chloride, Tetrabutyl amonium bromide, tetrabutylammonium chloride, tetrabutylammonium iodide, 4-n-butyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate or tetraphenylphosphonibromide bromide ammonium, and preferably phase-transfer catalyst is Tetrabutyl amonium bromide.Added phase-transfer catalyst consumption is 0.01~0.05 times of reactant 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene molar weight.Preferred molar weight is 0.01 times of 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene.And the mol ratio of Hydrogen bromide used and reactant 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene is 2.5~8:1, preferred proportion is 2.5:1.
The present invention be take 1,2-dimethoxy benzene and through chloromethylation, reduction, demethylation three steps, is synthesized 4-methyl pyrocatechol as raw material, and yield is high.Compared with prior art, the raw material that the inventive method is used as 1,2-dimethoxy benzene, paraformaldehyde, concentrated hydrochloric acid, zinc powder, ammonium formate, 40% aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide, Tetrabutyl amonium bromide and solvent as ethylene dichloride, ethanol, acetic acid be all the commodity of industrial scale operation, cheap and easy to get and solvent ethylene dichloride, ethanol and acetic acid all can recoveries, greatly reduce like this production cost; Simultaneously involved in the present invention to each step of reactions steps all under gentle condition, carry out, there will not be punching material, " three wastes (waste water, waste residue, the waste gas) " producing after the security incidents such as blast and every single step reaction less, to environment close friend comparatively; In addition involved in the present invention to reaction after completing, all there is the simple feature of aftertreatment, if the first step and second step are all through the most simply filtering, after concentrated, just can take thick product, through conventional underpressure distillation, obtain fine work again, the 3rd step is being reacted the rear directly concentrated thick product obtaining, add again a certain amount of toluene to stir and just can separate out the crystal of product, on producing, easily many time costs have also been saved in operation simultaneously like this, and therefore synthetic method of the present invention is the method that is suitable for suitability for industrialized production.
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Reaction formula of the present invention is as follows:
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In order further to understand the present invention, followingly with specific embodiment, set forth more detailed details.
One, the preparation of 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene
Embodiment 1:
In reaction flask, add 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (69g, 0.5mol), paraformaldehyde (15.75g, 0.525mol) and 100ml ethylene dichloride, temperature is down to-5~10 ° of C, slowly drip concentrated hydrochloric acid (50ml, 0.6mol), at this temperature, react 5 hours afterwards, reacted rear filtration, filtrate branch vibration layer, ethylene dichloride layer first washes with water once, then washes once with saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, finally washes once again, after dried over sodium sulfate, concentrate to obtain crude product, then obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 69.9g, yield 75% through underpressure distillation.
Embodiment 2:
In reaction flask, add 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (69g, 0.5mol), paraformaldehyde (30g, 1mol) and 100ml methylene dichloride, temperature is down to-5~10 ° of C, slowly drip concentrated hydrochloric acid (100ml, 1.2mol), at temperature, react 3-4 hour therewith afterwards, reacted rear filtration, filtrate branch vibration layer, dichloromethane layer first washes with water once, then washes once with saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, once in washing finally, after dried over sodium sulfate, concentrate to obtain crude product, then obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 65.3g, yield 70% through underpressure distillation.
Embodiment 3:
In reaction flask, add 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (69g, 0.5mol), paraformaldehyde (75g, 0.525mol) and 100ml chloroform, temperature is down to-5~10 ° of C, slowly drip concentrated hydrochloric acid (208ml, 2.5mol), at temperature, react 3 hours therewith afterwards, reacted rear filtration, filtrate branch vibration layer, chloroform layer first washes with water once, then washes once with saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, once in washing finally, after dried over sodium sulfate, concentrate to obtain crude product, then obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 17g, yield 18.3% through underpressure distillation.
Embodiment 4: in reaction flask, add 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (69g, 0.5mol), paraformaldehyde (75g, 2.5mol) and 100ml trichloroethane, temperature is down to-5~10 ° of C, slowly drip concentrated hydrochloric acid (208ml, 2.5mol), at temperature, react 2 hours therewith afterwards, reacted rear filtration, filtrate branch vibration layer, trichloroethane layer first washes with water once, then washes once with saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, once in washing finally, after dried over sodium sulfate, concentrate to obtain crude product, then obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 62.5g, yield 67% through underpressure distillation.
Embodiment 5:
In reaction flask, add 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (69g, 0.5mol), paraformaldehyde (75g, 2.5mol) and 100ml tetracol phenixin, temperature is down to-5~10 ° of C, slowly drip concentrated hydrochloric acid (208ml, 2.5mol), at temperature, react 2 hours therewith afterwards, reacted rear filtration, filtrate branch vibration layer, carbon tetrachloride layer first washes with water once, then washes once with saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, once in washing finally, after dried over sodium sulfate, concentrate to obtain crude product, then obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 62.5g, yield 67% through underpressure distillation.
Embodiment 6:
In reaction flask, add 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (6900g, 50mol), paraformaldehyde (1575g, 52.5mol) and 10L ethylene dichloride, temperature is down to-5~10 ° of C, slowly drip concentrated hydrochloric acid (5L, 60mol), at temperature, react 10 hours therewith afterwards, reacted rear filtration, filtrate branch vibration layer, ethylene dichloride layer first washes with water once, then washes once with saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, once in washing finally, after dried over sodium sulfate, concentrate to obtain crude product, then obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 7KG, yield 75.6% through underpressure distillation.
Two, the preparation of 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene
Embodiment 1:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml ethanol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and ammonium formiate (33.1g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 6 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 54.72g, yield 72%.
Embodiment 2:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml ethanol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (65g, 1mol) and ammonium acetate (77g, 1mol), be heated to reflux, 4 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 58.5g, yield 77%.
Embodiment 3:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml ethanol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (162.5g, 2.5mol) and ammonium formiate (192.5g, 2.5mol), be heated to reflux, 2.5 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 53.9g, yield 71%. 1
Embodiment 4:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml methyl alcohol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and ammonium formiate (33.1g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 13 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 51.6g, yield 68%. 1
Embodiment 5:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml Virahol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and ammonium formiate (33.1g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 7 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 49.3g, yield 65%.
Embodiment 6:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml n-propyl alcohol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and ammonium formiate (33.1g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 7 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 49g, yield 64.2%.
Embodiment 7: by 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml propyl carbinol joins in reaction flask, zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and ammonium formiate (33.1g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 4 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 58.5g, yield 77%.
Embodiment 8:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml amylalcohol joins in reaction flask, zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and ammonium formiate (33.1g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 4 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 41.8g, yield 55%.
Embodiment 9:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml ethanol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and ammonium chloride (28g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 4 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 41.7g, yield 55%.
Embodiment 10: by 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml ethanol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and ammonium acetate (40.5g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 4 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 50.9g, yield 67%.
Embodiment 11:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml ethanol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and brometo de amonio (51.5g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 4 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 44g, yield 58%.
Embodiment 12:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (87.5g, 0.469mol), 100ml ethanol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (34.1g, 0.525mol) and Neutral ammonium fluoride (19.4g, 0.525mol), be heated to reflux, 4 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 40.3g, yield 53%.
Embodiment 13:
By 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (8750g, 46.9mol), 10L ethanol joins in reaction flask, stir lower drop into zinc powder (3410g, 52.5mol) and ammonium formiate (3310g, 52.5mol), be heated to reflux, 6 were as a child cooled to normal temperature afterwards, filtered, and filtrate concentrates to obtain crude product, after underpressure distillation, obtain again pure 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene 5530g, yield 73%. 1
Three, the preparation of 4-methyl pyrocatechol
Embodiment 1:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (101g, 0.5mol), 40ml formic acid and phase-transfer catalyst Tetrabutyl amonium bromide (0.65 g, 0.002 mol), after temperature rising reflux 7 hours, concentrate to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and formic acid mixtures recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 21.8g, yield 88%.
Embodiment 2:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (101g, 0.5mol), 40ml acetic acid and phase-transfer catalyst Tetrabutyl amonium bromide (1.95 g, 0.006 mol), after temperature rising reflux 6 hours, concentrate to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and acetate mixture recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 21.1g, yield 86%.
Embodiment 3:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (162g, 0.8mol), 40ml propionic acid and phase-transfer catalyst Tetrabutyl amonium bromide (0.65 g, 0.002 mol), temperature rising reflux 4.5 hours, after having reacted, concentrates to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and propionic acid mixture recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 22.3g, yield 90%.
Embodiment 4:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (202.5g, 1mol), 40ml butyric acid and phase-transfer catalyst Tetrabutyl amonium bromide (0.65 g, 0.002 mol), temperature rising reflux 2.5 hours, after having reacted, concentrates to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and butyric acid mixture recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 22.5g, yield 91%.
Embodiment 5:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (101g, 0.5mol), 40ml acetic acid and phase-transfer catalyst benzyltriethylammoinium chloride (0.45 g, 0.002 mol), after temperature rising reflux 7 hours, concentrate to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and acetate mixture recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 20.5g, yield 83%.
Embodiment 6:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (101g, 0.5mol), 40ml acetic acid and phase-transfer catalyst tetrabutylammonium chloride (0.55 g, 0.002 mol), after temperature rising reflux 8 hours, concentrate to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and acetate mixture recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 21g, yield 85%.
Embodiment 7:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (101g, 0.5mol), 40ml acetic acid and phase-transfer catalyst trimethyl benzyl ammonia chloride (0.37g, 0.002 mol), after temperature rising reflux 8 hours, concentrate to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and acetate mixture recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 20g, yield 84%.
Embodiment 8:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (101g, 0.5mol), 40ml acetic acid and phase-transfer catalyst tetrabutylammonium iodide (0.738g, 0.002 mol), after temperature rising reflux 8 hours, concentrate to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and acetate mixture recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 21.8g, yield 86.1%.
Embodiment 9: should in bottle, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (30.4g, 0.2mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (101g, 0.5mol), 40ml acetic acid and phase-transfer catalyst 4-n-butyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate (0.678g, 0.002 mol), after temperature rising reflux 8 hours, concentrate to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and acetate mixture recovery), add 25ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 19.5g, yield 83.7%.
Embodiment 10:
In reaction flask, add 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene (3040g, 20mol), 40% Hydrogen bromide (1.1KG, 50mol), 40ml formic acid and phase-transfer catalyst Tetrabutyl amonium bromide (65 g, 0.2 mol), after temperature rising reflux 7 hours, concentrate to obtain oily matter (Hydrogen bromide concentrating out and formic acid mixtures recovery), add 2500ml toluene, after vibration, put into refrigerator cooling, separate out white crystal, filter, dry to obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol 2100g, yield 86%.

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1. a preparation method for 4-methyl pyrocatechol, is characterized in that, comprises the steps:
(a) 1,2-dimethoxy benzene, paraformaldehyde are joined in organic solvent, under-5~10 ° of C, drip again concentrated hydrochloric acid and obtain 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene;
(b) first 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene is joined in alcohol organic solvent, after add zinc powder, ammonium salt, under reflux, reduction generates 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene;
(c) 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene, aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide are mixed with phase-transfer catalyst and/or interpolation solubility promoter, under temperature rising reflux, obtain 4-methyl pyrocatechol.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that: in step (a), described organic solvent is methylene dichloride, chloroform, ethylene dichloride, trichloroethane or tetracol phenixin.
3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that: in step (b), described alcohol organic solvent is methyl alcohol, ethanol, n-propyl alcohol, Virahol, propyl carbinol or amylalcohol.
4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that: in described step (b), described ammonium salt is ammonium formate, ammonium acetate, ammonium chloride, brometo de amonio or Neutral ammonium fluoride.
5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that: in step (a), the mol ratio of described 1,2-dimethoxy benzene and paraformaldehyde, concentrated hydrochloric acid is 1:1.05~5:1.2~5.
6. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that: in step (c), described solubility promoter is formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or butyric acid.
7. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that: in step (c), the mol ratio of described 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene and hydrogen bromide is 1:2.5~8.
8. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: in step (c), described phase-transfer catalyst is triethyl benzyl ammonia chloride, trimethyl benzyl ammonia chloride, Tetrabutyl amonium bromide, tetrabutylammonium chloride, tetrabutylammonium iodide, 4-n-butyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate or tetraphenylphosphonibromide bromide ammonium, and its consumption is 0.01~0.05 times of 4-methyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene molar weight.
9. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that: in described step (b), the mol ratio of described 4-chloromethyl 1,2-dimethoxy benzene and zinc powder, ammonium salt is 1:1.05~5:1.05~5.
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