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Process for the production of unsubstituted or polysubstituted o-phthalaldehydes

US4206152A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1978
Grant dateJun 3, 1980
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Expiry dateDec 21, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C51/373
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a process for the production of unsubstituted or substituted o-phthalaldehydes by hydrolysis of .alpha.,.alpha., .alpha.',.alpha.'-tetrahalogeno-o-xylenes with a carboxylate in an aqueous medium in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst and an organic base.

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