Process for preparing 2-allyl phenol

摘要

A process for preparing 2-allyl phenol from phenol comprising an in situ reaction between phenol and an alkali metal hydroxide to form alkali metal phenoxide, adding allyl chloride to said alkali metal phenoxide to form allyl phenyl ether, azeotropically distilling the mixture containing the allyl phenyl ether with an azeotropic solvent to remove various reactant by-products so that only the ether remains and thermally rearranging the allyl phenyl ether to produce 2-allyl phenol.