Process for the preparation of 3,4-dialkoxyanilines
US4035423A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D215/56
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A new process for the production of 3,4-dialkoxyanilines in which the two alkyl groups are different from each other is disclosed. The process comprises the stepwise introduction of the alkyl groups in different stages of the process by converting pyrocatechol into its monoalkyl ether, coupling said monoalkyl ether with a phenyldiazonium salt, alkylating the 3-alkoxy-4-hydroxy-azobenzene obtained to form 3,4-dialkoxyazobenzene and reductively cleaving the latter to the corresponding 3,4-dialkoxyaniline. The 3,4-dialkoxyanilines obtainable by the new process are valuable intermediates for the preparation of 4-hydroxy-6,7-dialkoxy-3-quinoline carboxylic acid esters which are excellent coccidiostats.
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