The invention relates to the technical field of synthetic
chemistry, in particular to a method for preparing 4-bromo-3-methoxyphenol. Comprising the following steps: (1) hydrolyzing a compound of formula I to generate a compound II; (2) reacting the compound shown in the formula II with
toluene-4-
sulfonyl chloride to generate a compound III; (3) reducing the compound in the formula III to generate a compound IV; (4) reacting the compound shown in the formula IV with
nitrite or
nitrite ester, and then reacting with a bromination
reagent to generate a compound V; and (5) hydrolyzing the compound of formula V to generate a compound VI. According to the preparation method provided by the invention, the target product 4-bromo-3-methoxyphenol is efficiently prepared under mild conditions through the reaction steps of
hydrolysis, substitution, reduction, bromination and the like, so that the problems of harsh oxidation
reaction conditions, no reaction selectivity concern and high total
molar yield of the original process are avoided, and the preparation method has the advantages of more controllable quality, high
atom economy, low cost and the like. The process is stable, and production is easy. The synthesis
route is shown in the specification.