摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel synthesis method in the production of a benzoic acid, which is an important compound for the synthesis of an organic compound, and an industrially suitable production method using main materials derived from nonfossil resources.SOLUTION: This invention provides a method of producing a benzoic acid with a substituted hydroxyl group, methoxy group, or acetoxy group, comprising the step of the ozonation of a compound represented by formula (I), where Ris H, a methyl group or an acetyl group; Ris H or an acetoxy group; Ris an alkyl group, a carboxy group, a formyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an amide group, an acid chloride group, a halogenation alkyl group, or a hydroxyalkyl group.</p> |