JPH0474151A - Production of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative - Google Patents

Production of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative

Info

Publication number
JPH0474151A
JPH0474151A JP18335690A JP18335690A JPH0474151A JP H0474151 A JPH0474151 A JP H0474151A JP 18335690 A JP18335690 A JP 18335690A JP 18335690 A JP18335690 A JP 18335690A JP H0474151 A JPH0474151 A JP H0474151A
Authority
JP
Japan
Prior art keywords
phenoxycarboxylic acid
acid derivative
phenoxycarboxylic
water
crystals
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
JP18335690A
Other languages
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Yasuhiro Mitsuta
光田 康裕
Kenichi Miyazaki
健一 宮崎
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Zeon Corp
Original Assignee
Nippon Zeon Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Nippon Zeon Co Ltd filed Critical Nippon Zeon Co Ltd
Priority to JP18335690A priority Critical patent/JPH0474151A/en
Publication of JPH0474151A publication Critical patent/JPH0474151A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject high-quality compound in high purity according to simple operation by hydrolyzing a specific phenoxycarboxylic acid ester derivative in the presence of water and depositing the aforementioned compound as crystals of the phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative form the interior of the reaction system. CONSTITUTION:A phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative, e.g. 2- ethoxycarbonylmethyloxy-4-(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy) acetophenone expressed by formula I [R1 is substituted phenyl; R2 is alkylene; R3 is alkyl] is hydrolyzed in the presence of water to obtain a phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative [e.g. 2-carboxymethyloxy-4-(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy)acetophenone] expressed by formula II as crystals from the interior of the reaction system. The resultant high-quality product is obtained in high purity while suppressing side reaction by simple operation according to the above-mentioned method. The obtained compound is useful as medicines, agricultural chemicals or synthetic intermediates, etc., therefor.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野) この発明は、フェノキシカルボン酸誘導体の製造方法に
関するものである。さらに詳しくは、この発明は、医薬
、農薬の合成中間体等として有用なフェノキシカルボン
酸誘導体の高純度、高効率な取得を可能とする改善され
た製造方法に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a method for producing phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives. More specifically, the present invention relates to an improved production method that enables highly pure and highly efficient acquisition of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives useful as synthetic intermediates for pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals.

(従来の技術とその課題) 従来より、各種の置換基や構造を有するフェノキシカル
ボン酸誘導体が数多く知られており、医薬品や農薬、あ
るいはその合成中間体等として利用されてきている。
(Prior art and its problems) Many phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives having various substituents and structures have been known, and have been used as pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, or synthetic intermediates thereof.

これらのフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体の製造においては
、フェノキシ基を有する遊離のカルボン酸を取得するた
めに、たとえば次式 (R1は置換または非置換フェニル基を示す)で表わさ
れるフェノール誘導体に、 X−R,−Co−OR。
In the production of these phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives, in order to obtain a free carboxylic acid having a phenoxy group, for example, a phenol derivative represented by the following formula (R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group) is combined with X-R. ,-Co-OR.

(Xはハロゲン原子、R2はアルキレン基、R1はアル
キル基を示す) のカルボン酸エステルを反応させ、次いで、得られた Rt  OR2Co   OR) の化合物を加水分解して、次式 R,0−R2−Co−OH のフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体を製造することがしばし
ば行われてきている。
(X is a halogen atom, R2 is an alkylene group, and R1 is an alkyl group) is reacted with a carboxylic acid ester of It has often been carried out to prepare phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives of -Co-OH.

しかしながら、このような遊離のカルボン酸を製造する
従来の方法においては、その加水分解の反応工程に有機
溶媒を使用し、均一系反応として行ってきているため、
高純度品を効率よく取得することが困難であるという問
題があった。
However, in conventional methods for producing such free carboxylic acids, organic solvents are used in the hydrolysis reaction step, and the reaction is carried out as a homogeneous system.
There has been a problem in that it is difficult to efficiently obtain high-purity products.

たとえば具体的にも、 のフェノキシカルボン酸エステルを、まずKOHの添加
によってケン化し、次いで中和処理してフェノキシカル
ボン酸に転化する際にエタノール等の有機溶媒中で処理
する方法が知られてもいる(特開昭52−97950号
公報)。
For example, specifically, a method is known in which the phenoxycarboxylic acid ester of is first saponified by adding KOH, and then treated in an organic solvent such as ethanol during neutralization and conversion to phenoxycarboxylic acid. (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 52-97950).

しかしながら、この方法においても、加水分解により得
られたフェノキシカルボン酸が溶媒に溶解しているため
に、抽出や溶U留去等の操作が必要となり、その操作は
面倒であり、しかもまた、これらの操作の過程で生成物
の劣化が進行し、不純物の増大や着色が起こり、高純度
、高品質なフェノキシカルボン酸を取得することは困難
であった。また、有機溶媒から一部結晶で得られる場合
にも、その回収効率や純度が高くなかった。
However, even in this method, since the phenoxycarboxylic acid obtained by hydrolysis is dissolved in the solvent, operations such as extraction and distillation of dissolved U are required, and these operations are troublesome. During the process, the product deteriorates, impurities increase and coloration occurs, making it difficult to obtain high-purity, high-quality phenoxycarboxylic acid. Furthermore, even when some crystals were obtained from an organic solvent, the recovery efficiency and purity were not high.

この発明は、以上の通りの事情に鑑みてなされたもので
あり、従来のフェノキシカルホン酸エステルの加水分解
によるフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体の製造法の欠点を解
消し、簡便な操作で、しかも高純度、高品質なフェノキ
シカルボン酸誘導体を製造することのできる新しい方法
を提供することを目的としている。
This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it solves the drawbacks of the conventional method for producing phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives by hydrolyzing phenoxycarboxylic acid esters, and provides a simple operation with high purity. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new method for producing high-quality phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives.

(課題を解決するための手段) この発明は、上記の課題を解決するものとして、R,0
−R2−Co−0R。
(Means for Solving the Problems) This invention solves the above problems by providing R,0
-R2-Co-0R.

(R+は置換または非置換のフェニル基、R2はアルキ
レン基、R3はアルキル基を示す)で表わされるフェノ
キシカルボン酸エステル誘導体を水の存在下に加水分解
し、反応系内より次式%式% のフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体を結晶として取得するこ
とを特徴とするフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体の製造方法
を提供する。
(R+ is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, R2 is an alkylene group, and R3 is an alkyl group) is hydrolyzed in the presence of water, and the following formula % formula % Provided is a method for producing a phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative, which comprises obtaining the phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative as a crystal.

この発明の方法は、上記した通り水の存在下で加水分解
することを特徴とするが、この場合、加水分解は実質的
に水のみからなる系において行うものの、有機溶媒が多
少混在していてもよい、具体的には、 R,0−R2−Co−OR。
As mentioned above, the method of this invention is characterized by hydrolysis in the presence of water. In this case, although the hydrolysis is carried out in a system consisting essentially of water, some organic solvent may be present. Specifically, R,0-R2-Co-OR.

のフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体を水の存在下において、
NaOH,KOH等のアルカリによってケン化し、次い
で酸水溶液添加等によって中和し、次いで、生成したフ
ェノキシカルボン酸誘導体の結晶を濾過して取得する。
of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative in the presence of water,
It is saponified with an alkali such as NaOH or KOH, then neutralized by addition of an acid aqueous solution, etc., and then the generated crystals of the phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative are obtained by filtration.

ケン化反応は、常法により実施することができ、常温、
もしくは80℃程度までの温度において実施するのが好
ましい。具体的にはフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体に対し
、当量以上のアルカリを用いて行なう。水の添加量は特
に制限されないが、通常、ケン化反応時に反応系が撹拌
可能になるような量が用いられる。
The saponification reaction can be carried out by a conventional method, at room temperature,
Alternatively, it is preferable to carry out at a temperature of up to about 80°C. Specifically, the alkali is used in an amount equivalent or more to the phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative. The amount of water added is not particularly limited, but is usually used in such an amount that the reaction system can be stirred during the saponification reaction.

ケン化反応時のアルカリを水溶液の状態で用いる場合は
新たな水の添加を必要としない場合もある。ケン化反応
の終了後、反応系を室温以下程度に冷却し、中和処理す
るのが好ましい。この中和は、常法により実施すること
ができ、具体的にはケン化反応に用いたアルカリに対し
、当量以上の酸を用いて行なう。酸の種類は特に限定さ
れないが、操作性の面で塩酸、硫酸などの無ll酸を用
いるのが好ましい。
When the alkali used in the saponification reaction is used in the form of an aqueous solution, it may not be necessary to add additional water. After the saponification reaction is completed, the reaction system is preferably cooled to about room temperature or below, and then neutralized. This neutralization can be carried out by a conventional method, and specifically, it is carried out using an acid in an amount equivalent or more to the alkali used in the saponification reaction. The type of acid is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of operability, it is preferable to use a free acid such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid.

反応原料となる次式 %式% のフェノキシカルボン酸エステル誘導体としては、式中
のR2としての置換または非置換フェニル基が、アルキ
ル、アルケニル、シクロアルキル、シクロアルケニル、
アリール等の炭化水素基、アルコキシ基、アルケニルオ
キシ基等のエーテル基、ケト基、アルデbド基、アミノ
基、シアノ基、カルボキシル基、エステル基等の官能基
を1個以上有するか、またはこれらを有しないフェニル
基であるものとすることができる。R2はメチレン基、
エチレン基、トリメチレン基などのアルキレン基、R3
はメチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、イソプロピル基、
ペンチル基、ノニル基、デシル基などのアルキル基の適
宜なものとすることかできる。
As the phenoxycarboxylic acid ester derivative of the following formula % formula % which is a reaction raw material, the substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group as R2 in the formula is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,
Has one or more functional groups such as hydrocarbon groups such as aryl, ether groups such as alkoxy groups and alkenyloxy groups, keto groups, aldebdo groups, amino groups, cyano groups, carboxyl groups, and ester groups, or It can be a phenyl group having no. R2 is a methylene group,
Alkylene groups such as ethylene group and trimethylene group, R3
is a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group,
It can be any suitable alkyl group such as a pentyl group, nonyl group, or decyl group.

この発明のフェノキシカルボン酸エステル誘導体は一般
に水不溶性であり、反応に際しては粉体状または微粒状
の形態で系内に供される。しかし、この発明においては
原料のフェノキシカルボン酸エステル誘導体は水に可溶
性または一部が可溶性なものでもよく、必ずしも不溶性
である必要はない。
The phenoxycarboxylic acid ester derivative of this invention is generally water-insoluble, and is supplied to the system in the form of powder or fine particles during the reaction. However, in this invention, the raw material phenoxycarboxylic acid ester derivative may be soluble or partially soluble in water, and does not necessarily need to be insoluble.

これらの任意の化合物を原料とし、この発明の水の存在
下での加水分解と結晶としてのフェノキシカルボン酸の
取得とを特徴とする方法によって、簡便な操作で、副反
応を抑制しつつ高純度、高品質なフェノキシカルボン酸
誘導体の取得が可能となる。
By using any of these compounds as raw materials and using the method of the present invention, which is characterized by hydrolysis in the presence of water and obtaining phenoxycarboxylic acid as crystals, high purity can be obtained with simple operations while suppressing side reactions. , it becomes possible to obtain high-quality phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives.

以下、実施例を示し、さらに詳しくこの発明の製造方法
について説明する6 実施例1 2−エトキシカルボニルメチルオキシ−4(3−メチル
−2−ブテニロキシ)アセトフェノン粉体10. Of
を30.0gの水に懸濁させ、60″Cまで昇温させた
後に10%NaOH水溶液16.4 gを滴下し、同温
度で一時間撹拌した。
Hereinafter, Examples will be shown and the manufacturing method of the present invention will be explained in more detail.6 Example 1 2-Ethoxycarbonylmethyloxy-4(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy)acetophenone powder 10. Of
was suspended in 30.0 g of water, the temperature was raised to 60''C, 16.4 g of a 10% NaOH aqueous solution was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour.

攪拌後、均一透明な溶液が得られた。After stirring, a homogeneous clear solution was obtained.

この溶液を室温まで冷却した後に、10%塩酸水溶液2
5.0gを添加した。白色結晶が析出した。
After cooling this solution to room temperature, 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid solution 2
5.0g was added. White crystals precipitated.

この結晶を吸引濾過し、得られたケーキを水洗し、60
℃で減圧乾燥させた。白色結晶の2−カルボキシメチル
オキシ−4−(3−メチル−2−ブテニロキシ)アセト
フェノンからなるフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体9.1g
が得られた。反応収率は95.9%であった。
The crystals were suction filtered, the resulting cake was washed with water,
It was dried under reduced pressure at ℃. 9.1 g of a white crystalline phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative consisting of 2-carboxymethyloxy-4-(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy)acetophenone
was gotten. The reaction yield was 95.9%.

また、使用した原料と、生成物のHPLC純度は次の通
りであった。
In addition, the raw materials used and the HPLC purity of the product were as follows.

原  料      97.6% 生成物    99,4% 後述の比較例との対比からも明らかなように、極めて高
純度なフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体か得られる。
Raw material: 97.6% Product: 99.4% As is clear from the comparison with the comparative example described later, an extremely highly pure phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative can be obtained.

実施52 10%NaOH水溶液16.4gを40℃に加温してお
き、撹拌下に、2−メトキシカルボニルメチルオキシ−
4−(3−メチル−2−ブテニロキシ)アセトフェノン
の粉体10.Ogを徐々に添加し、加水分解反応を行っ
た。添加終了時にほぼ均一状態となる。反応を完結させ
るなめ、さらに60°Cで1時間撹拌しな。
Implementation 52 16.4 g of 10% NaOH aqueous solution was heated to 40°C, and while stirring, 2-methoxycarbonylmethyloxy-
4-(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy)acetophenone powder 10. Og was gradually added to carry out a hydrolysis reaction. At the end of the addition, the mixture becomes almost uniform. Stir for an additional 1 hour at 60°C to complete the reaction.

室温まで冷却した後に、10%塩酸水溶液15.8gを
添加し、酸性化した。白色結晶が析出した。
After cooling to room temperature, 15.8 g of a 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid solution was added for acidification. White crystals precipitated.

さらに0℃まで冷却し、次いで吸引沢過し、得られたケ
ーキを水洗し、60℃で減圧乾燥させた。
The mixture was further cooled to 0°C, filtered under suction, and the resulting cake was washed with water and dried under reduced pressure at 60°C.

白色結晶の2−カルボキシメチルオキシ−4(3−メチ
ル−2−ブテニロキシ)アセトフェノンからなるフェノ
キシカルボン酸誘導体を9,3g得た。反応収率は、9
9.7%であった。
9.3 g of a phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative consisting of 2-carboxymethyloxy-4(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy)acetophenone in the form of white crystals was obtained. The reaction yield is 9
It was 9.7%.

原料および生成物のHPLC純度は、次の通りであった
6 原  料      97.8% 生成物    99.8% 比較例1 2−エトキシカルボニルメチルオキシ−4(3−メチル
−2−ブテニロキシ)アセトフェノン2.5gに、1g
のKOHを溶解した30m1エタノールを加えて還流し
た。1時間の還流の後に希塩酸水溶液を加えて中和し、
エーテルにより抽出(3回)した。
The HPLC purity of the raw material and product was as follows6 Raw material 97.8% Product 99.8% Comparative Example 1 2-Ethoxycarbonylmethyloxy-4(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy)acetophenone 2 .5g to 1g
30ml of ethanol in which KOH was dissolved was added and refluxed. After refluxing for 1 hour, neutralize by adding dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid solution,
Extracted with ether (3 times).

エーテル抽出層を洗浄および乾燥し、エーテルを留去し
たところ、淡黄色結晶の2−カルボキシメチルオキシ−
4−(3−メチル−2−ブテニロキシ)アセトフェノン
からなるフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体2.0gを得た。
The ether extract layer was washed and dried, and the ether was distilled off, resulting in pale yellow crystals of 2-carboxymethyloxy-
2.0 g of a phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative consisting of 4-(3-methyl-2-butenyloxy)acetophenone was obtained.

反応収率は88.5%であった。The reaction yield was 88.5%.

また、原料および生成物のHPLC純度は次の通りであ
った。
In addition, the HPLC purity of the raw materials and products were as follows.

原料  97,6% 生成!!’k     92.4% (発明の効果) 以上詳しく説明した通り、この発明の製造方法により、 1)従来の有機溶媒を使用する方法に欠かせない抽出、
溶媒留去、再結晶等の面倒な操作を全く必要としない。
Raw materials 97.6% produced! ! 'k 92.4% (Effects of the Invention) As explained in detail above, the production method of the present invention achieves 1) extraction, which is indispensable to conventional methods using organic solvents;
Troublesome operations such as solvent distillation and recrystallization are not required at all.

生成物フェノキシカルボン酸誘導体は、反応系より結晶
として析出し、従来のような操作は不要となる。
The product phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative is precipitated as crystals from the reaction system, making conventional operations unnecessary.

2) しかも、ケン化、中和、晶析、濾過の操作が連続
的に短時間で実施できるなめ、副反応が起こりに<<、
着色もなく、高純度、高品質なフェノキシカルボン酸誘
導体の取得が可能となる。
2) Moreover, since the operations of saponification, neutralization, crystallization, and filtration can be performed continuously in a short time, side reactions are less likely to occur.
It becomes possible to obtain a highly pure and high quality phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative without coloring.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)次式 R_1O−R_2−CO−OR_3 (R_1は置換または非置換のフェニル基、R_2はア
ルキレン基、R_3はアルキル基を示す)で表わされる
フェノキシカルボン酸エステル誘導体を水の存在下に加
水分解し、反応系内より次式R_1O−R_2−CO−
OH のフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体を結晶として取得するこ
とを特徴とするフェノキシカルボン酸誘導体の製造方法
(1) A phenoxycarboxylic acid ester derivative represented by the following formula R_1O-R_2-CO-OR_3 (R_1 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, R_2 is an alkylene group, and R_3 is an alkyl group) is hydrated in the presence of water. Decomposed, the following formula R_1O-R_2-CO- is produced from inside the reaction system.
1. A method for producing a phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative, which comprises obtaining a phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative of OH 2 as a crystal.
JP18335690A 1990-07-11 1990-07-11 Production of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative Pending JPH0474151A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP18335690A JPH0474151A (en) 1990-07-11 1990-07-11 Production of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP18335690A JPH0474151A (en) 1990-07-11 1990-07-11 Production of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPH0474151A true JPH0474151A (en) 1992-03-09

Family

ID=16134318

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP18335690A Pending JPH0474151A (en) 1990-07-11 1990-07-11 Production of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative

Country Status (1)

Country Link
JP (1) JPH0474151A (en)

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS52939A (en) * 1975-06-17 1977-01-06 Rohm & Haas Thermosetting coat composite

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS52939A (en) * 1975-06-17 1977-01-06 Rohm & Haas Thermosetting coat composite

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
JP2009132676A (en) New method for producing strontium ranelate and its hydrate
IL31082A (en) Derivatives of heptenoic acid
KR890003659B1 (en) Process for the preparation of cinnamic acids
JPH0474151A (en) Production of phenoxycarboxylic acid derivative
US2583010A (en) Synthesis of tryptophane
US5294738A (en) Process for selective hydrodefluorination
CA1128952A (en) Process for the preparation of a carbazole derivative
JP3310104B2 (en) Method for producing 2-aminothiophenols
JP2927880B2 (en) Method for producing 4,4'-dihydroxy-3,3 ', 5,5'-tetramethyldiphenylmethane
JP3876933B2 (en) Method for producing hydrogen sulfate ester
JP3264533B2 (en) Method for producing benzophenone derivative
JPH06172257A (en) Production of bis@(3754/24)p-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
US4434104A (en) Preparation of high purity di-lower alkyl naphthalenedisulfonates
JP3199618B2 (en) Method for producing 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid
JP3592747B2 (en) N-tert-butyl-2,3-pyrazinedicarboxamide and method for producing the same
JPS6140222B2 (en)
JPH0948789A (en) Purification of o,s-dimethyl-n-acetylphosphoramidothioate
JP2759087B2 (en) Purification method of 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid aryl ester
JP3210946B2 (en) Method for producing benzophenone derivatives
JPH10204020A (en) Production of chloro-benzoyl chloride compounds
JPH06107599A (en) Production of aromatic dicarboxlic acid monoester compounds
JPH07126257A (en) Production of 1h-1,2,3-triazole
KR920003898B1 (en) Process for preparing 3,4-dehydro-2-methyl-4-oxo-2h-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxy-1,1-deoxide
JP2560431B2 (en) Method for producing 2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone
JPH1192422A (en) Production of 3-acetoxy-2-methylbenzoyl chloride