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Process for chlorinating tertiary alcohols

US7235693B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Gruenenthal GmbH · DE

Inventors

Helmut Buschmann · Walheim, DE
Wolfgang Hell · Aachen, DE
Markus Kegel · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 2004
Grant date	Jun 26, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07C2601/14
WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for converting a tertiary OH group of an organic compound into a tertiary Cl group of the organic compound by using a solvent selected from the group comprising toluene, o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene and mixtures thereof, and thionyl chloride as the chlorinating agent.

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