Several developed and developing methods for guaiacol synthesis are introduced in this paper.The catalyst systems for guaiacol synthesis by alkylation of catechol are compared.

• 介绍了多种已经工业化和当前正在研究的愈创木酚的合成方法,比较了以邻苯二酚为原料进行酚类烷基化反应合成愈创木酚所用的各种催化剂体系性能。