The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of an aromatic acid or a phenolic compound, said process comprising reacting a dienophile and a furanic compound comprising an acetal moiety in a Diels-Alders reaction to obtain an aromatic compound comprising said acetal moiety, followed by hydrolysis and oxidation of said acetal moiety into a hydroxide or carboxylate moiety to form the aromatic acid or phenolic compound, wherein said dienophile is selected from the group consisting of alkylenes, acetylenes, acrylates, maleates, fumarates, maleimides, propiolates, acetylene dicarboxylates, and benzynes and wherein said acetal moiety is bound directly to the 2-position of the furanic compound.
本发明涉及一种制备芳香族酸或
酚类化合物的工艺,所述工艺包括在 Diels-Alders 反应中使亲二烯化合物和包含
缩醛分子的
呋喃化合物反应,得到包含所述
缩醛分子的芳香族化合物、随后将所述
缩醛基团
水解和氧化成氢氧化物或
羧酸基团,形成芳香族酸或
酚类化合物,其中所述亲二烯基团选自由烯烃、
炔烃、
丙烯酸酯、
马来酸酯、
富马酸酯、马来
酰亚胺、
丙醇酯、
乙炔二
羧酸酯和苄基化合物组成的组,且所述
缩醛基团直接与
呋喃化合物的 2-位结合。