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Esterification process

US4614830A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 1985
Grant dateSep 30, 1986
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C69/76
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An improvement in the process for esterification of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl N-alkylaminoalkyl ketones with arylcarboxylic acid chlorides which comprises carrying out the esterification in the presence of a catalytic amount of a 4-di-lower-alkylaminopyridine or 4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine and an acid-acceptor comprising a tertiary amine or sterically-hindered secondary amine.

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