FIELD: chemistry.
SUBSTANCE: method for alkoxyphenol production comprises O-alkylation of at least one hydroxyphenol to form at least one alkoxyphenol, at that, the said reaction is carried out using an O-alkylating agent, an aqueous solvent containing a Bronsted base and an organic solvent with a base/O-alkylating agent ration in the range of 0.5 to 1.5 moles of base per mole of O-alkylating agent, with an O-alkylating agent/hydroxyphenol ratio in the range of 0.5 to 2 moles of O-alkylating agent per mole of hydroxyphenol and with an organic solvent/hydroxyphenol ratio of less than 280 ml, preferably in the range of 10 to 250 ml and more preferably in the range of 50 to 150 ml of an organic solvent per mole of hydroxyphenol. One of the versions of the alkoxyhydroxybenzaldehyde production method comprises preparation of alkoxyphenol from hydroxyphenol by the foregoing method and a reaction of the aldehyde group addition to the resulting alkoxyphenol to obtain the corresponding alkoxyhydroxybenzaldehyde, preferably by condensation reaction between alkoxyphenol and glyoxylic acid, followed by oxidation of the resulting compound.
EFFECT: proposed method for alkoxyphenol production allows the desired product to be obtained in good yield and high purity with high conversion of initial hydroxyphenol.
11 cl, 3 dwg, 7 ex
