Patent ID: 6768023
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: C07B,C07C,Y02P

Abstract:
A process for producing an organic compound, the process comprising the step of allowing(A) a compound capable of generating a free radical, said compound being selected from the group consisting of: (A1) aromatic compounds and unsaturated compounds each having a methyl group or methylene group at the adjacent position to an aromatic ring or an unsaturated bond; (A2) non-aromatic cyclic compounds each constitutively having a methylene group in their ring; (A3) compounds each having a methine carbon atom; and (A4) straight-chain alkanes, to react with (B) at least one of the alkyl nitrites, aryl nitrites, aralkyl nitrites, ammonium nitrites, and metal salts of nitrous acid in the presence of a nitrogen-containing cyclic compound constitutively having a skeleton represented by following Formula (i) in its ring: wherein X is one of an oxygen atom and an â€”OR group, and wherein R is one of a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl-protecting group.