The invention belongs to the technical field of
chemical engineering and in particular relates to a synthetic method of
benzoic acid in presence of a 9-thienone compound. The synthetic method providedby the invention takes
toluene as a
raw material and the 9-thienone compound as a catalyst and does not need to adopt a
solvent, and reaction is carried out for 40-48 hours under the
irradiation of visible lights and
room temperature and air conditions, so that
toluene oxidation can be efficiently realized and the
benzoic acid is generated. The synthetic method provided by the invention has the advantages that the
benzoic acid can be prepared by adopting a
toluene photooxidation method under
room temperature and
solvent-free conditions, so that optimization and transformation on an existing production technology for preparing the benzoic acid by adopting the
toluene oxidation method are realized; and a visible light
photosensitizer is adopted as the catalyst, and cost is reduced. The synthetic method provided by the invention can greatly reduce
energy consumption, and the problem that the environment is polluted by waste produced by
heavy metals and an
acetic acid solvent and the problem of heavy
metal residues in a product are thoroughly solved, thereby achieving energy-saving and environment-friendly effects. Compared with the traditional production technology, the synthetic method provided by the invention is greatly reduced in the whole
power consumption, equipment investment and overall operation cost.