The invention provides a process for producing a 3,5-bisalkylphenol (2) according to the following reaction scheme:
1
(wherein R
1
represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom, or a hydroxyl-protecting group (other than methyl group); R
2
represents a C1 to C5 lower alkyl group or an optionally substituted phenyl group; and each of R
3
and R
4
, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents a lower alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group); a carbinol compound (1); and a process for producing the carbinol compound. The production process of the present invention enables efficient and safe production of a variety of 3,5-bisalkylphenols including 3,5-diisopropylphenol, which are important as synthesis intermediates for drugs and agricultural chemicals, in shorter steps at high purity in high yield, thus contributing to consistent supply of drugs and agricultural chemicals.
本发明提供了一种制备3,5-双烷基
苯酚(2)的方法,如下反应方程式所示:1(其中R1表示氢原子、碱
金属原子、碱土
金属原子或羟基保护基(甲基基外);R2表示C1至C5的低级烷基或可选择取代的苯基;R3和R4各自表示低级烷基、芳基烷基或芳基)。本发明的生产工艺能够高效、安全地生产多种3,5-双烷基
苯酚,包括重要的药物和农药合成中间体3,5-
二异丙基苯酚,步骤更短、纯度更高、产率更高,从而有助于稳定供应药物和农药。