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Process for the production of squaric acid

US5130492A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 1991
Grant dateJul 14, 1992
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C45/673
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the production of squaric acid by halogenation either of pure 3-acetoxy-2-cyclobuten-1-one or of a distillation residue of diketene production containing 3-acetoxy-2-cyclobuten-1-one to a cyclobutenone of formula: ##STR1## and then hydrolysis of these cyclobutenones to squaric acid. The halogenated cyclobutenones are intermediate products in the process.

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