A process for preparing hydroxy aromatic carboxylic acids, or the ester derivatives thereof, comprises carbonylating a hydroxy aromatic halide in the presence of a reactive alcohol solvent and a catalytic amount of a Group VIII metal catalyst. The process has particular applicability to the preparation of 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid from 6-bromo-2-naphthol, which can be easily prepared from β-naphthol, a readily available and inexpensive starting material.
制备羟基芳香族
羧酸或其
酯类衍
生物的工艺包括在活性醇溶剂和催化量的第八族
金属催化剂存在下对羟基芳香族卤化物进行羰基化。 该工艺特别适用于从
6-溴-2-萘酚制备 6-羟基-2-
萘酸,而
6-溴-2-萘酚很容易从β-
萘酚制备,β-
萘酚是一种容易获得且价格低廉的起始原料。