As an important organic chemical intermediate, the development prospects of isopentenol industry are promising.

Isopentenol, also known as 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol, has the chemical formula C5H10O and is an organic compound. Isopentenol appears as a transparent colorless to light yellow liquid with a fruity smell. It is soluble in organic solvents such as ether and alcohol, but insoluble in water. Isopentenol is an important organic chemical intermediate and is widely used in pesticides, spices, medicines, plastics, rubber and other fields.

The upstream of the isopentenol industry chain supplies raw materials, including isoprene, formaldehyde, isobutylene, acetone, acetylene, etc. Take formaldehyde as an example. my country is a major producer of formaldehyde. In recent years, with the tightening of national environmental protection policies, small and medium-sized enterprises with backward production capacity in China have been gradually eliminated by the market, which has led to an increase in industry concentration and further improvement in product quality and output. In 2022, my country’s formaldehyde output will reach 9.136 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.9%. The wide sources and sufficient supply of raw materials will lay a good foundation for the development of the isopentenol industry.

The midstream of the isoprenol industry chain is product manufacturing. Prenyl alcohol preparation methods include isopentenaldehyde hydrogenation, isoprene carboxyesterification, isoprene conversion, isobutylene formaldehyde synthesis, and acetone acetylene synthesis. Law etc. The isoprene carboxyesterification method uses carboxylic acid and isoprene as the main raw materials to produce isopentenol through esterification reaction, hydrolysis and other processes. This method has many by-products and can easily cause environmental pollution. It is not suitable for large-scale production; the acetone-acetylene synthesis method refers to using acetone and acetylene as raw materials to obtain finished products through processes such as alkynylation reaction, hydrogenation, and isomerization. This method is the mainstream preparation method of isopentenol.

According to the “2023-2028 China Isopentenol Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , The downstream of the isopentenol industry chain is the application field. Isopentenol is an important organic chemical intermediate, with pesticides, spices, medicines, plastics, rubber, etc. as its end markets. In the field of pesticides, isopentenol can be used as a pesticide intermediate, and pyrethroid insecticides are its end products; in the pharmaceutical field, isopentenol is an emerging demand side, and it can be used to prepare pharmaceutical intermediates – caronic acid anhydride. Anticancer drugs, antibiotics and antiviral drugs are its end products. As market demand grows, the development prospects of the isopentenol industry continue to improve.

The main manufacturers of isopentenol in my country include Zhongxin Chemical, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical, Xinhecheng, etc. Zhejiang Pharmaceutical and Xinhecheng focus on the research and development, production and sales of pharmaceutical-grade isopentenol. Among them, Xinhecheng has a production capacity of 10,000 tons of isopentenol.

Industry analysts said that isopentenol has a wide range of applications and the industry has good development prospects. In recent years, with in-depth research and technological progress, the application scope of isopentenol in my country has continued to expand. It is expected that in the future, as the upstream and downstream industry chains continue to benefit, the market space for isopentenol will further expand.