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Method for conducting organic reactions using guanidinium salt as phase transfer catalyst

US5132423A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 1991
Grant dateJul 21, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D295/215
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Reactions between a solid polar and a non-polar compound, especially nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions between an alkali metal salt of a hydroxyaromatic compound or thio analog thereof and an activated halo- or nitro-substituted aromatic compound, are conducted in a non-polar organic solvent such as toluene or xylene, in the presence of a hexaalkylguanidinium or .alpha.,.omega.-bis(pentaalkylguanidinium)alkane salt, or a corresponding heterocyclic salt, as a phase transfer catalyst. The method is particularly useful for the preparation of bisimides from bisphenol A or 4,4'-biphenol salts and 4-nitro- or 4-halophthalimides.

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