The present invention provides a method for
continuous flow synthesis of a
phenol-based compound represented by a formula (III), wherein the method is performed in two static mixers, a tubular reactor and an oil-water separator, wherein the two static mixers, the tubular reactor and the oil-water separator are sequentially connected in series. The method comprises that an acid solution and an
aniline compound represented by a formula (I) are pumped into the
static mixer A; the mixture of the acid solution and the compound represented by the formula (I) flows out from the
static mixer A and flows into the
static mixer B connected to the static mixer A; a
sodium nitrite solution is pumped into the static mixer B, and a reaction is performed to produce a diazonium
salt solution represented by a formula (II); and the solution represented by the formula (II) flows out from the static mixer B, is pumped into the tubular reactor connected to the static mixer B, and then into the oil-water separator connected to the tubular reactor, and the water phase is separated to obtain the compound represented by the formula (III). According to the present invention, the method has characteristics of short reaction time,
solvent saving and high yield, and can well solve the problems in the synthesis of the
phenol-based compound through diazotization
hydrolysis in the intermittent kettle type reactor. The formulas (I), (II) and (III) are defined in the specification.