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Process for the preparation of a biphenyl derivative

US5288895A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 6, 1993
Grant dateFeb 22, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C253/30
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The subject of the invention is a process for the preparation of 4-methyl-2'-cyanobiphenyl of formula: ##STR1## wherein a benzonitrile halide of general formula: ##STR2## in which Hal represents a halogen atom, is reacted, in the presence of a manganese salt, with an organometallic derivative of general formula: ##STR3## in which X represents a halogen atom, and the complex obtained is then hydrolysed, which provides the desired compound.

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