NOVEL INTERMEDIATE FOR SWEETENER WITH HIGH SWEETNESS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
申请人:Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
公开号:EP1236713A1
公开(公告)日:2002-09-04
From a butyric acid derivative which can be easily and efficiently produced by reacting a hydroxyl-protective derivative of 2-methoxy phenol, wherein the hydroxyl group of 2-methoxy phenol is protected in the form of a sulfonic acid ester (sulfonate), with a 3-methylcrotonic acid in the presence of an acid, a 3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methylbutyric acid can be obtained by converting the substituent group at the 3-position of the benzene ring in the butyric acid derivative to a hydroxyl group. From the compound, further by means of a reaction for converting a carboxyl group into a formyl group, a 3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methylbutyl aldehyde can be easily produced, and the aldehyde derivative can be easily changed into a compound, which is excellent as a sweetener with a high potency of sweetness, by a reductive alkylation reaction with aspartame.
丁酸衍生物可以通过 2-甲氧基苯酚的羟基保护衍生物(其中 2-甲氧基苯酚的羟基以磺酸酯(磺酸盐)的形式受到保护)与 3-甲基巴豆酸在有酸存在的情况下进行反应而方便有效地制备、在有酸存在的情况下,用 3-甲基巴豆酸将丁酸衍生物中苯环 3 位上的取代基转化为羟基,可得到 3-(3-羟基-4-甲氧基苯基)-3-甲基丁酸。再通过将羧基转化为甲酰基的反应,就可以很容易地从该化合物中生成 3-(3-羟基-4-甲氧基苯基)-3-甲基丁醛,然后通过与阿斯巴甜的还原烷基化反应,就可以很容易地将该醛衍生物转化为一种具有高甜度的甜味剂。