METHOD FOR SELECTIVE PREPARING ORTHO-ALKYLPHENOLS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: organic chemistry, chemical technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method for synthesis of phenols alkylated at ortho-position as parent substances used in preparing organic compounds. Method for preparing o-alkylphenols is carried out by interaction of phenol with alkanol at increased temperature in gaseous phase in the presence of metal oxide as a catalyst. Process is carried out for at least two stages in the molar ratio alkanol : phenol about ≤0.4, preferably, from 0.2 to 0.4 at each stage. Methanol is used as alkanol usually using aluminum gamma-oxide as a catalyst and process is carried out at temperature 300-400°C. Reaction products are separated by distillation. Invention provides increasing yield the end product due to enhancing selectivity with respect to o-alkylphenol.

EFFECT: improved method for preparing.

9 cl, 4 tbl, 2 ex