CN110734376B - Preparation method of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal - Google Patents

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CN110734376B CN201810802768.9A CN201810802768A CN110734376B CN 110734376 B CN110734376 B CN 110734376B CN 201810802768 A CN201810802768 A CN 201810802768A CN 110734376 B CN110734376 B CN 110734376B
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The invention provides a preparation method of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I), which comprises the steps of preparing 2, 2-disubstituted-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptine (III) by hydroformylation reaction by using 2, 2-disubstituted-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptine (II) and synthesis gas as raw materials, reacting with an acetylation reagent to prepare 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene (IV), and then isomerizing by double bonds to obtain the 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I). The method has the advantages of cheap and easily obtained raw materials and low cost; the process flow is short, the reaction is easy to realize, the operation is safe and simple, the waste water generation amount is small, and the method is green and environment-friendly; the reaction intermediate product is stable, the reaction activity is proper, the reaction selectivity is high, the side reaction is less, the yield is high, and the method is suitable for industrial production.

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Preparation method of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal
Technical Field
The invention relates to a preparation method of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal, belonging to the technical field of medical chemistry.
Background
2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (I) is a key intermediate for preparing vitamin A acetate and various carotenoids, and has the following structural formula:
Figure BDA0001737486680000011
the synthesis method of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal is summarized as the following preparation method according to the difference of the main raw materials and the unit reaction:
1. 1, 1-dimethoxy acetone method
US4256878 and US5453547 take 1, 1-dimethoxyacetone as raw material, acetylize to obtain 3-methyl-3-hydroxy-4, 4-dimethoxy-1-butyne, selectively hydrogenate with hydrogen to obtain 3-methyl-3-hydroxy-4, 4-dimethoxy-1-butene, esterify with acetic anhydride to obtain 3-methyl-3-acetoxy-4, 4-dimethoxy-1-butene, double bond isomerize under the action of Cu catalyst to obtain 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-1, 1-dimethoxy-2-butene, hydrolyze to remove acetal protecting group to prepare 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal, the reaction sequence is depicted as scheme 1 below.
Figure BDA0001737486680000012
Synthesis scheme 1
Chinese patent document CN102311339A utilizes grignard reagent condensation and acetyl esterification of 1, 1-dimethoxyacetone and vinyl bromide or vinyl chloride to obtain 3-methyl-3-acetoxy-4, 4-dimethoxy-1-butene, which undergoes hydrolysis reaction to obtain 2-methyl-2-acetoxy-3-butene-1-aldehyde, and then undergoes rearrangement reaction under the catalytic action of palladium catalyst or cuprous chloride to obtain 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal, the total yield of the last two steps is 73.7-78.1%, and the reaction process is described as the following synthetic route 2.
Figure BDA0001737486680000021
Synthesis scheme 2
The 1, 1-dimethoxyacetone used as the raw material of the 1, 1-dimethoxyacetone method has high price, is not easy to obtain and has high cost; the tertiary alcohol intermediate 3-methyl-3-hydroxy-4, 4-dimethoxy-1-butene in the synthetic route 1 has low reaction activity, low selectivity of esterification reaction with acetic anhydride and low yield; the synthesis route 2 needs to prepare a Grignard reagent, has high operation requirement and large wastewater amount; in conclusion, the 1, 1-dimethoxyacetone method is not suitable for industrial application.
2. Ethylene oxide process
U.S. Pat. No. 4,487,3362 describes the following synthetic scheme 3, in which ethylene oxide is used as a raw material, and acetic acid is subjected to a ring-opening reaction to obtain 2-acetoxyethanol, and then the 2-acetoxyethanol is oxidized by oxygen under the action of a silver catalyst to prepare 2-acetoxyacetaldehyde, and then the 2-acetoxyacetaldehyde and propionaldehyde are subjected to an aldol condensation reaction to prepare 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal.
Figure BDA0001737486680000022
Synthesis scheme 3
In the synthetic route 3, under the action of a silver catalyst, 2-acetoxyl ethanol is oxidized by oxygen to prepare 2-acetoxyl acetaldehyde, so that the reaction selectivity is poor, more side reactions of further oxidation are caused, and the 2-acetoxyl acetaldehyde has poor stability, is difficult to store and has poor operability; in addition, the aldol condensation reaction has more self-condensation side reactions of propionaldehyde, is difficult to separate and purify and is not beneficial to industrial application.
Chinese patent document CN103467287A describes the following synthetic scheme 4 as a reaction process, in which ethylene oxide is used as a raw material, and undergoes a substitution reaction with acrolein under the catalysis of a phosphine reagent to obtain 2-formyl-4-hydroxy-1-butene, and then undergoes an esterification reaction with an acetylation reagent to obtain 2-formyl-4-acetoxy-1-butene, and then undergoes palladium-catalyzed double bond isomerization to obtain 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal, with a total yield of 40.2%.
Figure BDA0001737486680000023
Synthesis scheme 4
In the synthetic route 4, a large amount of phosphine reagent catalyst is needed for the reaction of ethylene oxide and acrolein, the cost is high, the toxicity is high, the smell is large, the operation environment is poor, and the industrial production is not facilitated.
3. Isoprene process
U.S. patent documents US4175204 and US5424478, which describe the following synthetic scheme 5, use isoprene as a raw material, and obtain a mixture of 3-methyl-3-hydroxy-4-chloro-1-butene and 1-chloro-2-methyl-4-hydroxy-2-butene through addition reaction with sodium hypochlorite, then prepare 1-chloro-2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butene through esterification with acetic anhydride, and then obtain 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal through oxidation with DMSO.
Figure BDA0001737486680000031
Synthesis scheme 5
The synthetic route 5 has the advantages of large solvent demand, large wastewater quantity, lower DMSO oxidation yield, large odor of the byproduct, larger air pollution, poor repeatability, and generation of a large amount of wastewater, and is not beneficial to green and environment-friendly production.
Chinese patent document CN103012131A uses isoprene as raw material, and reacts with tert-butyl hypochlorite and acetic acid to obtain a mixture of 3-methyl-3-acetoxyl-4-chloro-1-butene and 1-chloro-2-methyl-4-hydroxy-2-butene, then the mixture is esterified with acetic anhydride to prepare 1-chloro-2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butene, the 1-formyloxy-2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butene is obtained by substitution reaction with potassium formate, 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butene is obtained by selective hydrolysis of formate, and then 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal is obtained by TEMPO catalytic oxygen oxidation, the overall yield was 70.5% and the reaction procedure is depicted as scheme 6 below.
Figure BDA0001737486680000032
Synthesis scheme 6
The synthetic route 6 has long steps, complex operation, large amount of waste water and is not beneficial to environmental protection.
4. 1, 4-butenediol process
U.S. Pat. No. 4,4124619 uses 1, 4-butylene glycol as raw material, and makes it pass through acetic anhydride esterification reaction to obtain 1, 4-diacetyloxy-2-butylene, then makes it react with synthetic gas (CO, H) under the action of rhodium catalyst2) Obtaining 2-formyl-1, 4-diacetyloxy butane through high-pressure reaction, then removing acetic acid under an acidic condition to obtain 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene, and obtaining 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal through palladium-catalyzed double bond isomerization, wherein the reaction process is described as the following synthetic route 7.
Figure BDA0001737486680000041
Synthesis scheme 7
Although the synthetic route 7 has high atom economy, the 1, 4-diacetoxy-2-butene used in the hydroformylation reaction contains two ester functional groups, the substrate activity is low, a special ligand is required, the pressure in the reaction process is high (the pressure is 130-150 atm), the equipment requirement is high, and the method is not suitable for industrial simple and convenient operation.
In conclusion, the research and optimization of the green industrial preparation route of the 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal have important significance for the green production of products such as vitamin A acetate, various carotenoids and the like.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a preparation method of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal. The method has the advantages of cheap and easily obtained raw materials and low cost; the process flow is short, the reaction is easy to realize, the operation is safe and simple, the waste water generation amount is small, and the method is green and environment-friendly; the reaction intermediate product is stable, the reaction activity is proper, the reaction selectivity is high, the side reaction is less, the yield is high, and the method is suitable for industrial production.
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a compound of formula II: 2, 2-disubstituted-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (II);
a compound of formula III: 2, 2-disubstituted-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (iii);
a compound of formula IV: 2-formyl-4-acetoxy-1-butene (iv); ac in the structural formula represents acetyl;
a compound of formula I: 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I).
In the specification, the compound numbers are completely consistent with the structural formula numbers, have the same reference relationship, and are based on the structural formula of the compound.
The technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
a method for preparing 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I) comprises the following steps:
(1) preparing a compound of formula iii by subjecting a compound of formula ii and synthesis gas to a hydroformylation reaction;
Figure BDA0001737486680000051
wherein, in the structural formulas of the compound of the formula II and the compound of the formula III, R1And R2Is hydrogen or alkyl with the number of carbon atoms less than 8; r1And R2The same or different;
(2) preparing a compound of formula iv by reacting a compound of formula iii with an acetylating agent;
Figure BDA0001737486680000052
(3) 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (I) is prepared by double bond isomerization of the compound of formula IV.
Preferably, according to the invention, in step (1), the hydroformylation of the compound of formula II and synthesis gas is carried out in solvent A, under the action of a rhodium-based catalyst or a rhodium-based catalyst and a cocatalyst.
Preferably, the solvent A is one or the combination of more than two of toluene, xylene, benzene, n-hexane, cyclohexane, n-heptane or petroleum ether with the boiling range of 60-90 ℃; the mass ratio of the solvent A to the compound shown in the formula II is (0.2-15) to 1; more preferably, the mass ratio of the solvent A to the compound of the formula II is (0.5-5): 1.
Preferably, the rhodium-based catalyst is one or a combination of two or more of tris (triphenylphosphine) carbonyl rhodium hydride, dicarbonyl (acetylacetone) rhodium, dicarbonyl rhodium chloride and tris (triphenylphosphine) rhodium chloride; the mass of the rhodium catalyst is 0.002-5.0% of that of the compound in the formula II; more preferably, the mass of the rhodium-based catalyst is 0.005-1.5% of the mass of the compound of formula II; most preferably, the mass of the rhodium-based catalyst is 0.2 to 0.8% of the mass of the compound of formula II.
Preferably, the cocatalyst is a trialkyl phosphine or triaryl phosphine, preferably triphenylphosphine or tributylphosphine; the mass of the cocatalyst is 0.02-5.0% of the mass of the compound of the formula II; further preferably, the mass of the cocatalyst is 0.05-1.5% of the mass of the compound of formula II; most preferably, the mass of the cocatalyst is 0.2-0.5% of the mass of the compound of formula II.
Preferred according to the invention is, in step (1), a compound of the formula II or a compound of the formula III, in which R is1And R2Is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl or tert-butyl; r1And R2The same or different.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the synthesis gas of step (1) comprises CO and H as the main components2CO and H2The volume ratio of (A) to (B) is 1: 1; the pressure of the synthesis gas in the reaction system is 0.5-20.0 MPa; preferably, the pressure of the synthesis gas in the reaction system is 2.0-10.0 MPa.
Preferably, according to the invention, in step (1), the hydroformylation reaction temperature is 40 to 150 ℃; preferably, the hydroformylation reaction temperature is 70-110 ℃. The hydroformylation reaction time is 2 to 10 hours; preferably, the hydroformylation reaction time is 4 to 7 hours.
Preferably, according to the invention, in step (2), the reaction of the compound of formula III with the acetylating agent is carried out in solvent B in the presence of water and in the presence of catalyst C.
Preferably, the solvent B is one or the combination of more than two of water, toluene, xylene, benzene, n-hexane, cyclohexane, n-heptane or petroleum ether with the boiling range of 60-90 ℃; the mass ratio of the solvent B to the compound shown in the formula III is (1-15) to 1; further preferably, the mass ratio of the solvent B to the compound of the formula III is (1.5-5): 1.
Preferably, the mass of water is 0.5-2% of the mass of the compound of formula III.
Preferably, the catalyst C is one or the combination of more than two of benzene sulfonic acid, p-methyl benzene sulfonic acid, methyl sulfonic acid or concentrated sulfuric acid with the mass concentration of 70-98%; the mass of the catalyst C is 0.02-2.0% of that of the compound shown in the formula III; further preferably, the mass of the catalyst is 0.1 to 1.0% of the mass of the compound of formula III.
Preferably according to the invention, in step (2), the acetylating agent is acetic acid; the molar ratio of the acetylation reagent to the compound of formula III is (1.0-3.2): 1; preferably, the molar ratio of the acetylating agent to the compound of formula III is (1.3-2.0): 1.
Preferably, according to the invention, in step (2), the temperature for reacting the compound of formula III and the acetylating agent is 60-140 ℃; preferably, the temperature for the reaction of the compound of formula III and the acetylating agent is 100-120 ℃. The reaction time of the compound shown in the formula III and an acetylation reagent is 1-10 hours; preferably, the compound of formula III and the acetylating agent are reacted for a period of time in the range of 3 to 6 hours.
Preferably, according to the invention, in step (3), the double bond isomerization of the compound of formula IV is carried out in the presence of hydrogen in the presence of the catalyst E and the poisoning agent in the solvent D.
Preferably, the solvent D is toluene or xylene; the mass ratio of the solvent D to the compound shown in the formula IV is (1-10) to 1; further preferably, the mass ratio of the solvent D to the compound of the formula IV is (2-5): 1.
Preferably, before introducing the hydrogen into the system, the inert gas is introduced to the system until the pressure of the system is 5.0-5.2MPa, and then the hydrogen is introduced to the system until the pressure of the system is 5.5-6.0 MPa. The purpose of introducing hydrogen is as follows: because the isomerization process involves hydrogenation of carbon-carbon double bonds and dehydrogenation of carbon-carbon single bonds, equilibrium is eventually reached, resulting in isomerization of the carbon-carbon double bonds to between the 2, 3-position carbon atoms; the hydrogen amount is not too large, and a poisoning agent tetramethyl thiourea is needed to avoid the hydrogenation of carbon-carbon double bonds in the target product.
Preferably, the catalyst E is palladium carbon with the mass content of palladium being 5%; the mass of the catalyst E is 1.0-10.0% of that of the compound shown in the formula IV; further preferably, the mass of the catalyst E is 1.0 to 4.0% of the mass of the compound of the formula IV.
Preferably, the poisoning agent is a thiol, thioether, or thiourea derivative; further preferably, the thiol has the formula CnH2n+1SH (4 ≦ n ≦ 12), preferably butylmercaptan or octylmercaptan; the thioethers have the general formula CnH2n+1SCmH2m+1(4 ≦ n ≦ 12, 4 ≦ m ≦ 12, n and m are the same or different), preferably butyl sulfide or di-n-octyl sulfide; the thiourea derivative is tetramethyl thiourea.
Preferably, the mass of the poisoning agent is 2.0 to 5.0% of the mass of the catalyst E.
Preferably, according to the invention, in the step (3), the double bond isomerization reaction temperature is 60-140 ℃; preferably, the double bond isomerization reaction temperature is 90-110 ℃. The double bond isomerization reaction time is 3-10 hours; preferably, the double bond isomerization reaction time is 5 to 8 hours.
The present invention is depicted as scheme 8 below:
Figure BDA0001737486680000071
scheme 8
Wherein, in the structural formulas of the compound of the formula II and the compound of the formula III, R1And R2Is hydrogen or alkyl with the number of carbon atoms less than 8; r1And R2The same or different.
The invention has the technical characteristics and beneficial effects that:
1. the invention provides a preparation method of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I). the 2, 2-disubstituted-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin (II) and synthesis gas are utilized to prepare 2, 2-disubstituted-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin (III) through hydroformylation reaction under the action of a catalyst, then the 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene (IV) is prepared through reaction with an acetylation reagent under the action of the catalyst, and then the 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I) is obtained through double bond isomerization under the action of the catalyst.
2. The method has the advantages of cheap and easily obtained raw materials and low cost; the method is simple and short in process flow, and the target product can be prepared only by 3 steps; the reaction does not need high pressure, the reaction is easy to realize, the operation is safe and simple, the waste water generation amount in the reaction process is small, and the method is green and environment-friendly; the reaction intermediate has good stability and proper reaction activity, does not need special coordination, the used raw material 2, 2-disubstituted-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin does not contain a carbonyl functional group, the complexation of carbonyl and a rhodium catalyst is avoided, the target hydroformylation reaction is easy to carry out, and the used rhodium catalyst has small dosage, low reaction pressure and easy operation; the method has the advantages of high atom economy, high reaction selectivity, less side reaction, high yield, total yield of 86.8 percent and purity of 99.8 percent, and is suitable for green industrial production.
3. The 2, 2-disubstituted-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin (III) and an acetylation reagent are subjected to esterification reaction under the action of a catalyst and a trace amount of water to obtain the 2-formyl-1, 4-diacetyloxybutane, and a molecule of acetic acid of the intermediate is easily removed to generate the 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene (IV), so that the reaction is promoted to be carried out.
4. The raw material 2, 2-disubstituted-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin used in the invention has high stability, does not contain a carbonyl functional group which is easy to be complexed with a hydroformylation reaction catalyst, and has the advantages of easy operation of hydroformylation reaction, low reaction pressure, high selectivity of hydroformylation reaction and high product yield; then, under the action of trace water and a catalyst, the 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene is prepared by the reaction of an acetylation reagent, so that the stability of the product is ensured, and the hydrolysis is reduced; finally, under the action of a catalyst, obtaining 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal through double bond isomerization and rectification separation, and recovering unreacted 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene for the next batch of isomerization reaction; the method has the advantages of appropriate reaction activity, easy reaction, specific selectivity, guaranteed stability of raw materials and products, and guarantee of high yield and high purity of target products.
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FIG. 1 is a gas chromatogram of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (I) prepared in example 5.
FIG. 2 is a nuclear magnetic spectrum of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (I) prepared in example 5.
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The present invention is described in detail below with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
The raw materials and reagents used in the examples are all commercially available products.
In the examples, "%" is a mass percentage unless otherwise specified.
The yields in the examples are all molar yields.
Example 1: preparation of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (III 1)
142.0 g (1.0 mol) of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin (II 1), 150.0 g of toluene, 0.8 g of tris (triphenylphosphine) carbonyl rhodium hydride, 0.5 g of triphenylphosphine, a closed pressure kettle, and a nitrogen gas in the kettle replaced 3 times, then a synthetic gas CO/H is introduced into a 500 ml stainless steel autoclave connected with a stirring thermometer2(volume ratio 1:1), keeping the pressure of the synthesis gas at 4.0-5.0MPa, starting stirring, heating to 95-100 ℃, reacting for 4 hours, cooling, replacing for 3 times by nitrogen, removing the reaction liquid, washing the reaction kettle by 30 g of toluene, filtering to remove the catalyst, distilling the filtrate to recover the toluene, and distilling under reduced pressure (110 ℃ C./1-2 mmHg) to obtain 160.5 g of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin (III 1), wherein the yield is 93.3 percent and the gas phase purity is 99.6 percent.
Example 2: preparation of 2-methyl-2-tert-butyl-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (III 2)
Into a 500 ml stainless steel autoclave equipped with a stirrer and a thermometer, 170.0 g (1.0 mol) of 2-methyl-2-tert-butyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin (II 2), 120 g of toluene, 0.9 g of tris (triphenylphosphine) rhodium chloride, 0.6 g of triphenylphosphine, a pressure vessel was closed, the gas in the vessel was replaced with nitrogen 3 times, and then a synthesis gas CO/H was introduced2(volume ratio 1:1), keeping the pressure of the synthesis gas at 5.0-6.0MPa, starting stirring, heating to 100 ℃ and 105 ℃, reacting for 5 hours, cooling, replacing for 3 times by nitrogen, removing reaction liquid, washing the reaction kettle by 30 g of toluene, filtering to remove the catalyst, distilling the filtrate to recover the toluene, and distilling under reduced pressure (110 ℃ at 125 ℃/1-2mmHg) to obtain 183.2 g of 2-methyl-2-tert-butyl-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin (III 2), wherein the yield is 91.6 percent and the gas phase purity is 99.7 percent.
Example 3: preparation of 2-formyl-4-acetoxy-1-butene (IV)
Into a 500 ml four-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, a thermometer and a reflux condenser, 200 g of toluene, 86.0 g (0.5 mol) of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (III 1) prepared in example 1, 48.0 g (0.8 mol) of acetic acid, 1.0 g of water, 0.3 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid, and stirred at 112 ℃ for 5 hours to react, while collecting the by-product 2-butanone. The reaction mixture was cooled to 20 to 25 ℃ and the distillation system was changed to recover toluene and excess acetic acid by distillation, followed by high vacuum distillation under reduced pressure (85-100 ℃ C./1-2 mmHg) to give 67.6 g of 2-formyl-4-acetoxy-1-butene (IV) in 95.2% yield and 99.5% purity in the vapor phase.
Example 4: preparation of 2-formyl-4-acetoxy-1-butene (IV)
Into a 500 ml four-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, a thermometer and a reflux condenser, 200 g of toluene, 100.0 g (0.5 mol) of 2-methyl-2-tert-butyl-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (III 2) prepared in example 2, 48.0 g (0.8 mol) of acetic acid, 1.0 g of water, 0.15 g of benzenesulfonic acid, and 100 ℃ were stirred and reacted at 105 ℃ for 6 hours. Cooling to 20-25 deg.c, changing into distillation system, distilling to recover toluene and excess acetic acid, then changing into high vacuum reduced pressure distillation (85-100 deg.c/1-2 mmHg) to obtain 68.2 g 2-formyl-4-acetoxy-1-butene (iv), yield is 96.1%, gas phase purity is 99.3%.
Example 5: preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I)
71.0 g (0.5 mol) of 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene (IV) prepared by the method of example 4, 150 g of toluene, 1.2 g of 5 wt% palladium carbon, 0.04 g of tetramethylthiourea are added into a 500 ml stainless steel autoclave connected with a stirring thermometer, the pressure kettle is sealed, the gas in the autoclave is replaced by nitrogen for 3 times, the temperature is increased to 105 ℃ of 100- Acetoxy-2-butenal (I) in a yield of 98.6% (based on the compound IV participating in the reaction).
FIG. 1 is a gas chromatogram of the product obtained in this example, and it can be seen from FIG. 1 that the product obtained in this example has a gas phase purity of 99.2%.
The nuclear magnetic spectrum of the product obtained in this example is shown in fig. 2, and the nuclear magnetic data is as follows:
1HNMR(400MHz,CDCl3):δppm
9.42(s,1H),6.46-6.48(t,1H),4.86-4.89(d,2H),2.09(s,3H),1.77(s,3H)。
as can be seen from the above, the product obtained by the invention is the target product 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I).
Example 6: preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I)
Adding 71.0 g (0.5 mol) of 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene (IV) prepared by the method of example 3, 150 g of toluene, 1.2 g of 5 wt% palladium carbon and 0.04 g of di-n-octyl sulfide into a 500 ml stainless steel autoclave connected with a stirring thermometer, sealing the autoclave, replacing the gas in the autoclave with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 100-105 ℃, keeping the pressure in the autoclave at 5.0-5.2MPa, slightly introducing hydrogen until the pressure in the autoclave is 5.5-6.0MPa, stirring and reacting at the temperature of 100-105 ℃ for 6 hours, cooling, replacing with nitrogen for 3 times, removing the reaction liquid, washing the autoclave with 30 g of toluene, filtering to remove the catalyst, distilling the filtrate to recover the toluene, and performing rectification under reduced pressure (75-105 ℃/1-2) to obtain 17.8 g of 2-formyl-4-acetoxyl-1-butene (IV) and 51.6 g of 2-methyl-4-acetyl-1-butene (IV) Acetoxy-2-butenal (I) in 97.0% yield (based on the compound IV participating in the reaction) and in a gas phase purity of 99.8%.
Comparative example: preparation of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (III 1)
142.0 g (1.0 mol) of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxaheptin (II 1), 150.0 g of toluene and 1.0 g of tris (triphenylphosphine) carbonyl rhodium hydride are added into a 500 ml stainless steel autoclave connected with a stirring thermometer, the autoclave is sealed, the gas in the autoclave is replaced by nitrogen for 3 times, and then synthesis gas CO/H is introduced2(volume ratio 1:1), keeping the pressure of the synthesis gas at 4.0-5.0MPa, starting stirring, heating to 95-100 ℃, reacting for 5 hours, cooling, replacing for 3 times with nitrogen, removing reaction liquid, washing the reaction kettle with 30 g of toluene, filtering to remove catalyst, distilling filtrate to recover toluene, and refining under reduced pressureThe distillation (110 ℃ C./120 ℃ C./1-2 mmHg) gave 47.4 g (1.0 mol) of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (II 1) and 105.6 g of 2-methyl-2-ethyl-5-formyl-4, 7-dihydro-1, 3-dioxepin (III 1) in a yield of 92.2% (based on the II 1 actually participating in the reaction) and a gas phase purity of 98.1%.
The comparative example shows that the addition of the cocatalyst is beneficial to ensuring the stability of the main catalyst, reducing the decomposition of the main catalyst and being beneficial to the thorough reaction of the raw materials.

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1. A method for preparing 2-methyl-4-acetoxyl-2-butenal (I) comprises the following steps:
(1) preparing a compound of formula iii by subjecting a compound of formula ii and synthesis gas to a hydroformylation reaction;
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wherein, in the structural formulas of the compound of the formula II and the compound of the formula III, R1And R2Is hydrogen or alkyl with the number of carbon atoms less than 8; r1And R2The same or different;
(2) preparing a compound of formula iv by reacting a compound of formula iii with an acetylating agent; the reaction of the compound of formula III and an acetylating agent is carried out in a solvent B in the presence of water and under the action of a catalyst C; the catalyst C is one or the combination of more than two of benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid or concentrated sulfuric acid with the mass concentration of 70-98%; the acetylation reagent is acetic acid;
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(3) 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (I) is prepared by double bond isomerization of the compound of formula IV.
2. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 1, wherein the hydroformylation of the compound of formula ii and synthesis gas in step (1) is carried out in a solvent a under the action of a rhodium catalyst or a rhodium catalyst and a cocatalyst.
3. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 2, comprising one or more of the following conditions:
a. the solvent A is one or the combination of more than two of toluene, xylene, benzene, normal hexane, cyclohexane, normal heptane or petroleum ether with the boiling range of 60-90 ℃; the mass ratio of the solvent A to the compound shown in the formula II is (0.2-15) to 1;
b. the rhodium catalyst is one or the combination of more than two of tris (triphenylphosphine) carbonyl rhodium hydride, dicarbonyl (acetylacetone) rhodium, dicarbonyl rhodium chloride or tris (triphenylphosphine) rhodium chloride; the mass of the rhodium catalyst is 0.002-5.0% of that of the compound shown in the formula II;
c. the cocatalyst is trialkyl phosphine or triaryl phosphine; the mass of the cocatalyst is 0.02-5.0% of the mass of the compound of the formula II.
4. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 3, comprising one or more of the following conditions:
a. the mass ratio of the solvent A to the compound shown in the formula II is (0.5-5) to 1;
b. the mass of the rhodium catalyst is 0.005-1.5% of that of the compound shown in the formula II;
c. the cocatalyst is triphenylphosphine or tributylphosphine; the mass of the cocatalyst is 0.05-1.5% of the mass of the compound of the formula II.
5. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 1, wherein the step (1) comprises one or more of the following conditions:
a. in the structural formulae of the compounds of the formulae II and III, R1And R2Is hydrogen, methyl, ethylAlkyl, isopropyl, n-propyl or tert-butyl; r1And R2The same or different;
b. the main components of the synthesis gas are CO and H2CO and H2The volume ratio of (A) to (B) is 1: 1; the pressure of the synthesis gas in the reaction system is 0.5-20.0 MPa;
c. the hydroformylation reaction temperature is 40-150 ℃.
6. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 5, comprising one or more of the following conditions:
a. the pressure of the synthesis gas in the reaction system is 2.0-10.0 MPa;
b. the hydroformylation reaction temperature is 70-110 ℃.
7. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 1, wherein the step (2) comprises one or more of the following conditions:
a. the solvent B is one or the combination of more than two of toluene, xylene, benzene, normal hexane, cyclohexane, normal heptane or petroleum ether with the boiling range of 60-90 ℃; the mass ratio of the solvent B to the compound shown in the formula III is (1-15) to 1;
b. the mass of the water is 0.5-2% of that of the compound shown in the formula III;
c. the catalyst C is one or the combination of more than two of benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid or concentrated sulfuric acid with the mass concentration of 70-98%; the mass of the catalyst C is 0.02-2.0% of the mass of the compound of the formula III.
8. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 7, comprising one or more of the following conditions:
a. the mass ratio of the solvent B to the compound shown in the formula III is (1.5-5) to 1;
b. the mass of the catalyst is 0.1-1.0% of the mass of the compound of formula III.
9. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 1, wherein the step (2) comprises one or more of the following conditions:
a. the molar ratio of the acetylation reagent to the compound of formula III is (1.0-3.2): 1;
b. the reaction temperature of the compound shown in the formula III and the acetylation reagent is 60-140 ℃.
10. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 9, comprising one or more of the following conditions:
a. the molar ratio of the acetylation reagent to the compound of formula III is (1.3-2.0): 1;
b. the reaction temperature of the compound of the formula III and the acetylation reagent is 100-120 ℃.
11. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 1, wherein in the step (3), the double bond isomerization of the compound of the formula iv is carried out in a solvent D in the presence of hydrogen and in the presence of a catalyst E and a poisoning agent; the catalyst E is palladium carbon with the mass content of palladium being 5 percent; the poisoning agent is a thiol, thioether or thiourea derivative.
12. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 11, comprising one or more of the following conditions:
a. the solvent D is toluene or xylene; the mass ratio of the solvent D to the compound shown in the formula IV is (1-10) to 1;
b. before introducing hydrogen into the system, introducing inert gas until the pressure of the system is 5.0-5.2MPa, and then introducing hydrogen until the pressure of the system is 5.5-6.0 MPa;
c. the mass of the catalyst E is 1.0-10.0% of that of the compound shown in the formula IV;
d. the thiol has the formula CnH2n+1SH, wherein 4 ≦ n ≦ 12; the thioethers have the general formula CnH2n+1SCmH2m+1Wherein 4 ≦ n ≦ 12, 4 ≦ m ≦ 12, n and m are the same or different; the thiourea derivative is tetramethyl thiourea;
e. the mass of the poisoning agent is 2.0 to 5.0% of the mass of the catalyst E.
13. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 12, comprising one or more of the following conditions:
a. the mass ratio of the solvent D to the compound shown in the formula IV is (2-5) to 1;
b. the mass of the catalyst E is 1.0-4.0% of that of the compound shown in the formula IV;
d. the mercaptan is butanethiol or octanethiol; the thioether is butyl thioether or di-n-octyl thioether.
14. The process for producing 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (I) according to claim 1, wherein the double bond isomerization reaction temperature in the step (3) is 60 to 140 ℃.
15. The process for the preparation of 2-methyl-4-acetoxy-2-butenal (i) according to claim 14, wherein the double bond isomerization reaction temperature is 90 to 110 ℃.
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