A process for the preparation of one or more esters of 4-alkyl resorcinol comprising the steps of: (i) reacting resorcinol or a pre-cursor thereof with an esterifying agent which comprises at least one of an organic acid, anhydride or chloride having a maximum carbon chain length of 18, at a temperature of 10 to 250 °C; and (ii) reducing the products from step (i) at a pH of 6.5 to 7.5 in the presence of a catalyst in an alcoholic medium.
制备一种或多种4-烷基
间苯二酚酯的方法包括以下步骤:(i)将
间苯二酚或其前体与至少含有一种有机酸、酐或
氯化物的酯化剂在10至250°C的温度下反应;以及(ii)在
酒精介质中,在pH值为6.5至7.5的条件下,在存在催化剂的情况下还原步骤(i)中的产物。