申请人:MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
公开号:US20240132434A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-25
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing 2,4-dialkylbenzaldehyde with excellent conversion rate and yield, and excellent regioselectivity for formylation, by allowing carbon monoxide to react on a starting material containing a specific m-dialkylbenzene in the presence of hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride. The method for producing 2,4-dialkylbenzaldehyde according to the present invention comprises a step of allowing carbon monoxide to react on a starting material containing m-dialkylbenzene represented by formula (1) in the presence of hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride for formylation at least at a position (a), wherein the starting material is a dialkylbenzene containing more than 90 mol % of m-dialkylbenzene represented by formula (1), and the number of moles of boron trifluoride relative to 1 mole of m-dialkylbenzene represented by formula (1) is 0.7 mol or more and 3.0 mol or less:
a wherein R
1
represents an alkyl group having 1 or more and 3 or less carbon atoms, and R
2
represents a chain or cyclic alkyl group having 2 or more and 7 or less carbon atoms, with a secondary or tertiary carbon at the benzylic position, provided that the number of carbons of R
2
is larger than the number of carbons of R
1
.