[EN] MANUFACTURE OF TOCOPHERYL ACETATE<br/>[FR] FABRICATION D'ACETATE DE TOCOPHERYLE
申请人:DSM IP ASSETS BV
公开号:WO2004046126A1
公开(公告)日:2004-06-03
A process for the manufacture of 3-phytyl-2,5,6-trimethylhydroquinone-l-acetate, and optionally therefrom tocopheryl acetate, comprises either C-alkylating 2,3,6-trimethylhydroquinone-l-acetate with isophytol or phytol in the presence of a sulphur(VI) containing catalyst of the formulaR1SO2OH, wherein Rl signifies hydroxy, halogen, lower alkyl, halogenated lower alkyl or aryl, in an aprotic organic solvent, or O-alkylating 2,3,6-trimethylhydroquinone-l-acetate with a phytyl halide in a polar aprotic organic solvent in the presence of a base, and subjecting the so-obtained 4-O-phytyl-2,3,6-trimethylhydroquinone-l-acetate to a rearrangement reaction, and in each case optionally submitting the so-obtained 3-phytyl-2,5,6-trimethylhydroquinone-l-acetate to a ring closure reaction to produce tocopheryl acetate. The invention also includes the novel compound 3-phytyl-2,5,6-trimethylhydroquinone-l-acetate and certain stereoisomers thereof, and also the further novel compound 4-hydroxy-2,3,6-trimethyl-5-[3-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-but-3enyl]phenyl acetate which itself is one of several isomers of 3-phytyl-2,5,6- trimethylhydroquinone-l-acetate formed by isomerization under the influence of heating, e.g. during its distillation as part of the isolation and purification procedure following its manufacture as indicated above. (All-rac)-α -tocopherol, which may be derived from its acetate, is known to be the most active industrially important member of the vitamin E group.
一种制备3-辅酰基-2,5,6-三甲基对羟基苯甲酸-1-乙酸酯的工艺,以及可选择性地由此制备生育酚乙酸酯,包括将2,3,6-三甲基对羟基苯甲酸-1-乙酸酯在含有符合R1SO2OH式的硫(VI)催化剂的无极性有机溶剂中与异生育醇或生育醇进行C-烷基化,其中R1表示羟基、卤素、低烷基、卤代低烷基或芳基,或者在极性无极性有机溶剂中,在碱的存在下,将2,3,6-三甲基对羟基苯甲酸-1-乙酸酯与生育醇卤化物进行O-烷基化,并将所得的4-O-生育醇-2,3,6-三甲基对羟基苯甲酸-1-乙酸酯进行重排反应,然后可选择性地将所得的3-辅酰基-2,5,6-三甲基对羟基苯甲酸-1-乙酸酯进行环闭合反应以产生生育酚乙酸酯。该发明还包括新型化合物3-辅酰基-2,5,6-三甲基对羟基苯甲酸-1-乙酸酯及其某些立体异构体,以及进一步的新型化合物4-羟基-2,3,6-三甲基-5-[3-(4,8,12-三甲基十三烷基)-丁-3-烯基]苯乙酸酯,它本身是在受热影响下异构化形成的3-辅酰基-2,5,6-三甲基对羟基苯甲酸-1-乙酸酯的若干异构体之一,例如在其作为随后其制备过程中的分离和纯化过程的一部分的蒸馏过程中。从其乙酸酯中提取的(全反)-α-生育醇被认为是维生素E类中最活跃的工业重要成员。