Patent ID: 6365788
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
A process for producing a compound having the structural Formula I wherein R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbyloxy group having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, and a nitro group, R1 is a hydroxyl substituted aliphatic group having from 3 to about 8 carbon atoms; said process comprising reacting a compound having the structural Formula II wherein R is as described above and R2 is a halogen substituted aliphatic group having from 3 to about 8 carbon atoms, with a base and water, wherein(1) the base is selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal carbonate, alkaline earth metal carbonate, an alkali metal bicarbonate, an alkaline earth metal bicarbonate, and mixtures thereof; (2) the equivalent ratio of base to halogen in the halogen substituted aliphatic group is from about 0.9:1 to about 5:1; and (3) the amount of water is from about 20 to about 500 percent by weight of the combined weight of the compound of Formula II and water.