50-85-1Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of cresotic acids by carboxylation of cresols with sodium ethyl carbonate
Suerbaev, Kh. A.,Chepaikin,Kudaibergenov, N. Zh.,Zhaksylykova, G. Zh.
, p. 646 - 650 (2016)
Carboxylation of o-cresol, m-cresol, and p-cresol with sodium ethyl carbonate (SEC) proceeds regioselectively with the formation of cresotic acids: 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methylbenzoic acid, and 2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid, respectively. Optimal conditions for conducting the process have been found to be as follows: the reactants ratio of [cresol]: [sodium ethyl carbonate] = (1.5–2): 1, T = 180–185°C, PCO2 = 10 atm, and t = 6–7 h. Simple and convenient methods for the synthesis of cresotic acids, which can be used for their industrial manufacturing, have been developed.
Carboxylation of Phenols with CO2 at Atmospheric Pressure
Luo, Junfei,Preciado, Sara,Xie, Pan,Larrosa, Igor
supporting information, p. 6798 - 6802 (2016/05/11)
A convenient and efficient method for the ortho-carboxylation of phenols under atmospheric CO2 pressure has been developed. This method provides an alternative to the previously reported Kolbe-Schmitt method, which requires very high pressures of CO2. The addition of a trisubstituted phenol has proved essential for the successful carboxylation of phenols with CO2 at standard atmospheric pressure, allowing the efficient preparation of a broad variety of salicylic acids.
Regioselective ortho-carboxylation of phenols catalyzed by benzoic acid decarboxylases: A biocatalytic equivalent to the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction
Wuensch, Christiane,Gross, Johannes,Steinkellner, Georg,Lyskowski, Andrzej,Gruber, Karl,Glueck, Silvia M.,Faber, Kurt
, p. 9673 - 9679 (2014/03/21)
The enzyme catalyzed carboxylation of electron-rich phenol derivatives employing recombinant benzoic acid decarboxylases at the expense of bicarbonate as CO2 source is reported. In contrast to the classic Kolbe-Schmitt reaction, the biocatalytic equivalent proceeded in a highly regioselective fashion exclusively at the ortho-position of the phenolic directing group in up to 80% conversion. Several enzymes were identified, which displayed a remarkably broad substrate scope encompassing alkyl, alkoxy, halo and amino- functionalities. Based on the crystal structure and molecular docking simulations, a mechanistic proposal for 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid decarboxylase is presented.