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Process for the preparation of a cyanobiphenyl

US6392080B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1999
Grant dateMay 21, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2019

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

Abstract

The subject-matter of the invention is a process for the preparation of o-(p-tolyl)benzonitrile, characterized in that an o-halobenzonitrile is treated with a p-tolylmagnesium halide in the presence of a manganous salt and of a cocatalyst comprising a transition metal.

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