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Process for the preparation of substituted chloroacetanilides

US4511736A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 1983
Grant dateApr 16, 1985
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01N37/22
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a novel process for preparing chloroacetanilides of the formula ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent independently from each other a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-8 alkyl or C.sub.1-8 alkoxy group; and PA1 R.sub.3 stands for a straight chained or branched C.sub.1-8 alkoxy group. Said process is characterized by chloroacetylating a 2,6-dialkylaniline of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are as defined above, at a temperature of 10.degree. to 120.degree. C., optionally in a solvent medium in the presence of an acid binding agent, then reacting a thus-obtained intermediate with chloromethyl chloroformiate or, alternatively, reacting a compound of the formula (II) first with chloromethyl chloroformiate and subjecting then to chloroacetylation, thereafter reacting a thus-obtained intermediate with an alcohol of the formula EQU R.sub.3 --OH (III), wherein R.sub.3 is as defined above, optionally in a solvent medium in the presence of an acid binding agent, and recovering a product of the formula (I) in a known manner. The process of the invention enables the more simple and economic preparation of the compounds of formula (I) of improved pur…

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