Patent ID: 6441220
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
A method for producing cyclopropanecarboxylate of the formula (3): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 each independently represent:a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group; and R7 represents: an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, or an optionally substituted aryl group, which comprises: reacting a cyclopropanecarboxylate of the formula (1) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined above, andR6represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an optionally substituted phenyl group, with a monohydroxy compound of the formula (2):R7OH â€ƒâ€ƒ(2) wherein R7 is the same as defined above, in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide that is LiOH or LiOH.H2O.