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Process for preparing phenyl-acetic acid esters
Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1974-08-06
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Granted: 1976-07-06
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Expires: 1994-08-06
Abstract
Abstract A process for preparing a substituted phenyl-acetic acid ester of the formula (I), wherein R1 is an ethyl group or an isopropyl group, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group, a methoxy group, a halogen atom or a methylenedioxy group, which comprises reacting a quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (III), wherein X is a halogen atom, and A is an alkylamine, pyridine or an N-alkylaniline, with a carboxylic acid of the formula (II), wherein R1 and R2 are each as defined above, its reactive derivative, or a mixture of the acid and its reactive derivative.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshio Mizutani
- 👤 Nobuo Ohno
- 👤 Yoshitaka Ume
- 👤 Takashi Matsuo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-30 16:51
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C67/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A process for preparing a substituted phenyl-acetic acid ester of the formula (I), ##SPC10## wherein R 1 is an ethyl group or an isopropyl group, R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, a methoxy group, a halogen atom or a methylenedioxy group, which comprises reacting in the presence of a solvent a quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (III), ##SPC11## wherein X is a halogen atom, and A + is trialkylammonium, pyridinium or a dialkylanilinium group, with a carboxylic acid of the formula (II), ##SPC12## wherein R 1 and R 2 are each as defined above, its reactive derivative, or mixture of the acid and its reactive derivative, said reactive derivative of said carboxylic acid being a member selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal salt, the ammonium salt and the alkyl ammonium salt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A process for preparing a substituted phenyl-acetic acid ester of the formula (I), ##SPC10## wherein R 1 is an ethyl group or an isopropyl group, R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, a methoxy group, a halogen atom or a methylenedioxy group, which comprises reacting in the presence of a solvent a quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (III), ##SPC11## wherein X is a halogen atom, and A + is trialkylammonium, pyridinium or a dialkylanilinium group, with a carboxylic acid of the formula (II), ##SPC12## wherein R 1 and R 2 are each as defined above, its reactive derivative, or mixture of the acid and its reactive derivative, said reactive derivative of said carboxylic acid being a member selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal salt, the ammonium salt and the alkyl ammonium salt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the reacting is under heating and in the presence of a solvent selected from the group consisting of dimethylformamide, acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, anisole, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene and nitrobenzene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process according to claim 1, including preparing the quaternary ammonium salt (III) by reacting a 3-phenoxybenzyl halide of the formula (IV), ##SPC13## wherein X is a halogen atom with an amine selected from the group consisting of a tertiary alkylamine, pyridine and a tertiary N-alkylaniline.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein the halogen atom is a chlorine atom or a bromine atom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein the amine is a member selected from the group consisting of triethylamine, trimethylamine, diethylaniline, dimethylaniline and pyridine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein the molar ratio of the amine to the 3-phenoxybenzyl halide of the formula (IV) is 1.1:1 to 2:1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein said reacting is in the presence of a solvent selected from the group consisting of diethyl ether, benzene, toluene, xylene and chlorobenzene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process according to claim 7, wherein the reacting is between room temperature and the boiling point of the solvent employed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process according to claim 8, wherein the reacting is between 70° to 80°C.
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