The present application relates to the
chemical technology field, specifically to a kind of preparation method of high-purity o-
vanillin.The method uses o-methoxyphenylamine as starting material, with
chloral hydrate and
hydroxylamine hydrochloride is condensed,
hydroxylamine oximation reaction, and cyclization reaction is carried out under strong acid condition, and compound 2 is generated;Compound 2 is oxidized under strong base condition, and compound 3 is generated;Compound 3 is esterified with
primary alcohol to generate corresponding ester, and then reduction
hydrogenation reaction is carried out under the action of strong
reducing agent, and compound 4 is generated;Compound 4 is reacted with
oxidizing agent in the presence of
nitroxyl radical catalyst, and compound 5 is generated;Compound 5 carries out diazotization
hydrolysis reaction, and o-
vanillin is generated.The method avoids the problem of
regioselectivity of traditional
formylation reaction through specific
reaction sequence, eliminates the generation of isomer impurities from the source, realizes the efficient,
environmentally friendly, economic synthesis of high-purity o-
vanillin, and provides high-quality
raw material guarantee for downstream pharmaceutical.