The application belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis, and specifically discloses a preparation method of alpha-hexyl
cinnamic aldehyde; under the protection of
nitrogen, tert-butyl
alcohol,
ethanol and water are used as solvents,
potassium hydroxide and PEG-400 are used as catalysts,
benzaldehyde is reacted with n-
octyl aldehyde at 60 DEG C for 6 hours, and then extraction, acidolysis,
solvent recovery,
drying, and
vacuum distillation are carried out to collect a fraction at 175-176 DEG C to obtain the alpha-hexyl
cinnamic aldehyde. The application adds tert-butyl
alcohol in the
solvent, and due to the steric hindrance effect, the condensation of n-
octyl aldehyde and the product alpha-hexyl
cinnamic aldehyde itself can be effectively prevented, and the yield of synthesis is effectively improved. Through process adjustment, the water phase in the
solvent and the water phase in the acidolysis solution can be recycled and applied, and the
discharge of waste water is greatly reduced.