Patent ID: 6372923
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: C07B,C07D

Abstract:
A process for preparing an alcohol derivative which comprises;reacting an alcohol with an &agr;-epihalohydrin or 1,2-epoxy compound represented by the following formula (2): wherein, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C1-24 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, A2 represents a C2-4 alkylene group, q is 0 to 100, and r is 0 or 1, with the proviso that R2 represents a C2-24 aliphatic hydrocarbon group when r is 0, in the presence of (A) an aluminum alkoxide and (B) sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid, wherein said alcohol derivative is an ether having one molar epoxide adduct,wherein a ratio of sulfuric acid to aluminum alkoxide is 1.25 to 1.5:1.