Method for C-alkylating hydroxylated aromatic compounds
US6049015A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C37/16
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for C-alkylating a hydroxylated aromatic compound having at least one hydrogen atom in the ortho or para position relative to the hydroxyl grouping, wherein the aromatic compound is exposed to a proton acid and a compound causing the formation of a carbo-cation in the presence of the acid, and the reaction is performed in the presence of a solvent consisting of a water-alcohol pair.
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