Continuous method for the preparation of dimethylvinylcarbinol by isomerisation of prenol

摘要

Continuous production of dimethyl vinyl carbinol (DMVC) comprises reaction of prenol with an aqueous solution of a protonic acid in the bottom or upper part of a rectification column while distilling off the DMVC as an azeotropic mixture with water under specified conditions. Continuous production of dimethyl vinyl carbinol (DMVC) by reaction of prenol with an aqueous solution of a protonic acid in the bottom or upper part of a rectification column while distilling off the DMVC as an azeotropic mixture with water is performed in such a way that (a) the amount of liquid two-phase mixture formed during the reaction is minimized, (b) the DMVC is distilled off with a reflux ratio of at least 2, and (c) the reaction volume (V in ml) and/or the amount of prenol added per hour (P in ml/hour) and/or the proton concentration in the reaction mixture (C in moles/liter) is such that VC/P = 0.001-1 h.mol/l.