Process for preparing bis (hydroxymethyl) compounds
US5902896A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C67/343
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for preparing bis(hydroxymethyl) compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 represent identical or different electronegative groups, which process entails reacting C--H-acidic compounds of the formula (II) ##STR2## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are as defined above, with formaldehyde, wherein the reaction is carried out in an anhydrous medium.
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