Process for the preparation of halogenated condensation products by simultaneous condensation and halogenation

Abstract: A method for synthesizing a halogen-containing condensation product, the method comprising the step of: reacting a compound represented by Formula (I) with a compound represented by Formula (II) or (III) in the presence of a halogenating agent whereby dehydration condensation and halogenation are simultaneously carried out, R 1 - R 5 have the meanings given in the description.

Description: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a halogen-containing condensation product useful for medicines, dyes, synthetic fibers and photographic agents, and particularly to a method for synthesizing an intermediate of a functional coupler for photographic materials. In the synthesis of an amido group-containing compound from a carboxylic acid and an amine as starting materials, a method for preparing an acid chloride from the carboxylic acid and then reacting the acid chloride with the amine or a method for preparing an acid anhydride from the carboxylic acid and then reacting the acid anhydride with the amine are generally known. However, these methods are troublesome in that an additional procedure for preparing the acid chloride or the acid anhydride from the carboxylic acid is necessary. Particularly, in the preparation of the acid anhydride, two molecular carboxylic acids are necessary to synthesize one molecular amido group-containing compound, and the other molecular carboxylic acid is stoichiometrically useless. This is disadvantageous in synthesizing the amido group-containing compound in that it employs an expensive carboxylic acid. The acid chloride and acid anhydride are reactive compounds, and when a reactive substituent (for example, a hydroxy group) such as a nucleophilic group is present in a molecule of a carboxylic acid derivative, an intramolecular or intermolecular reaction occurs, resulting in poor yield of the objective product. In order to reduce the number of steps in the synthesizing procedures, a direct amidation method is possible which employs DCC as a condensation agent, for example, in the reaction of a carboxyl group with an amine. However, in the method employing DCC, temperature adjustment is relatively difficult, and excessive heating causes side reaction due to the DCC, resulting in poor yield. Further, DCC needs to be treated carefully, in order to prevent a rash on the skin. DCC has another problem in that it is expensive and dicyclohexylurea produced as a by-product needs to be disposed of carefully in view of environmental problems. In view of the above, a direct amidation method without employing DCC has been called for in the art. Derivatives of 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoamide are widely used as couplers in color photography, and particularly, the derivative having a halogenomethylaryloxy group in the 4-position is an important compound for synthesizing a compound such as a DIR coupler which releases a useful agent such as a development inhibitor on reaction with a developing agent. In the synthesis of the 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoamide derivative, amidation preparing an amido group from a carboxyl group and halogenation preparing a halogenomethyl group from a hydroxymethyl group have been separately carried out, as described in Japanese Patent O.P.I. Publication Nos. 57-154234/1982, 60-214358/1985 and 5-45813/1993. That is, the amidation has been carried out by synthesizing a phenylester from a carboxy-containing compound and then reacting the ester with an amine at higher temperature or by reacting a carboxy-containing compound with an amine in the presence of a condensation agent such as DCC as described above, followed by halogenation employing thionylchloride, phosphorus pentachloride or hydrobromic acid. The above synthesis method has problems in that many synthesis steps are required. For example, the synthesis method is troublesome, in that when amidation is carried out via the phenylester, additional procedures to synthesize the phenylester are necessary, a higher temperature is necessary in the procedure, and phenol produced during the procedure must be removed under reduced pressure. Further, a waste solution containing the resulting phenol by-product, needs to be carefully disposed of in view of environmental problems. Therefore, the above described synthetic method is not useful. Further, the problems associated with DCC are discussed above and reaction conditions need to be carefully controlled to prevent side reactions. DCC is expensive and needs to be treated carefully. Dicyclohexylurea as a by-product needs to be disposed of carefully in view of the environmental problems. Therefore, a synthetic method of making a condensation product without employing DCC has been eagerly sought. US 4,260,803 discloses a process for the preparation of chloromethylbenzoic acid esters starting from chloromethylbenzoic acid chloride which has been made separately from p-toluylic acid by transformation to the acid chloride and chlorination of the side chain. The chloromethylbenzoic acid chloride is reacted with phenol in the presence of a tertiary amine as hydrogen chloride interceptor. JP-A-6293723 is concerned with preparation of an amide by reacting a carboxylic acid and a amine to form a carboxylate salt, adding a halogenating agent as dehydration-activating agent and then a base to the reaction mixture. US 4,871,484 discloses reaction of an oxetane-3-carboxylic acid with an inorganic acid chloride to produce a 2,2-bis-chloro-methyl-alkane carboxylic acid. Accordingly, an object of the invention is to solve the above problems and to synthesize the desired product with a simple procedure and with good yield, wherein the intermediate need not be isolated, and no special consideration is needed for treatment of a reagent used or a by-product produced. The above objects of the invention can be attained by the following methods: 1. A method for synthesizing a halogen-containing condensation product, wherein, in the reaction of a compound of Formula (I) below with a compound of Formula (II) or (III) below, dehydration condensation and halogenation are carried out in the presence of a halogenating agent: wherein R 1 to R 5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; L 1 represents a linkage group, p represents 0 or 1; and n 1 represents from 0 to 5; provided that when n' represents 2 or more, R 5 may be the same or different or two adjacent R 5 groups may combine with each other to form a ring, wherein the reaction comprises substituting the hydroxy group of the -C(R 1 )(R 2 )OH with halogen at a first temperature and then carrying out amidation or esterification at a higher temperature. 2. The method for synthesizing a halogen-containing condensation product of 1 above, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound of the following Formula (IV) or (V): wherein R 6 to R 11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; n 2 represents from 0 to 3, provided that when n 2 represents 2 or more, R 6 may be the same or different or two adjacent R 6 groups may combine with each other to form a ring; n 3 represents from 0 to 5; provided that when n 3 represents 2 or more, R 9 may be the same or different or two adjacent R 9 groups may combine with each other to form a ring; L 2 and L 3 each independently represent a linkage group; q and r each independently represent 0 or 1; and Z represents an atomic group necessary to form an aromatic group or an aromatic heterocyclic group. 3 A. The method for synthesizing a halogen-containing condensation product, wherein, in the reaction of a compound of the following Formula (VI) with an amine compound of the following Formula (VII) or a phenol compound of the following Formula (VIII), dehydration condensation and halogenation are carried out in the presence of a halogenating agent: Formula (VI) R 12 -COOH wherein R 12 to R 18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; n 4 represents from 0 to 3, provided that when n 4 represents 2 or more, R 16 may be the same or different or two adjacent R 16 groups may combine with each other to form a ring; L 4 and L 5 independently represent a linkage group; and s and t independently represent 0 or 1. The present invention will be detailed below. In a compound represented by Formula (I), (II) or (III), R 1 to R 5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and the substituent preferably includes an alkyl group or an aryl group. Examples of the alkyl group include methyl, ethyl and cyanoethyl, and examples of the aryl group include phenyl and 4-dodecylphenyl. In Formula (II), the alkyl group represented by R 3 and R 4 may includes methyl, dodecyl and ethoxycarbonylethyl, and the aryl group represented by R 3 and R 4 may include phenyl, 2-tetradecyloxyphenyl and 2-chloro-5-dodecyloxycarbonylphenyl. Of these, preferably R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom and R 4 preferably represents a substituted phenyl group having 10 or more carbon atoms. In Formula (III), the substituent represented by R 5 may include an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonylamino group and a heterocyclic ring. n 1 represents from 0 to 5, provided that when n 1 represents 2 or more, R 5 may be the same or different or two adjacent R 5 groups may combine with each other to form a ring. Particularly, it is preferable that the two adjacent R 5 groups combine with each other to form a naphthalene ring with the benzene ring of Formula (III). In Formula (I), the linkage group represented by L 1 includes an alkylene group such as ethylene or methylene and an arylene such as phenylene, each of which may have a substituent, and p may represent 0 or 1. The compound represented by Formula (I) is preferably a compound represented by the following Formula (IV) or (V). In Formula (IV) or (V), R 6 to R 11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and the substituent represented by R 7 ,R 8 , R 10 or R 11 preferably includes an alkyl group or an aryl group. Examples of the alkyl group include methyl, ethyl and cyanoethyl, and examples of the aryl group include phenyl and 4-dodecylphenyl. Of these, R 7 , R 8 , R 10 and R 11 each preferably represent a hydrogen atom. The substituent represented by R 6 or R 9 may include an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonylamino group and a heterocyclic ring. Preferably, R 6 and R 9 each independently represent a hydrogen atom. In Formula (IV), n 2 represents from 0 to 3, provided that when n 2 represents 2 or more, the adjacent two R 6 groups may combine with each other to form a ring, and q represents 0 or 1. In Formula (V), the linkage group represented by L 3 includes an alkylene group such as ethylene or methylene and an arylene such as phenylene, each of which may have a substituent, r represents 0 or 1 and n 3 represents from 0 to 5, and preferably from 0 to 3. When n 3 represents 2 or more, the R 9 groups may combine with each other to form a ring. Z represents an atomic group necessary to form an aromatic group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, and examples include 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolyl, 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-undecyl-5-pyrazolyl and 2-pyridyl. In Formulae (VI) to (VIII), R 12 to R 18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and the substituent preferably includes an alkyl group or an aryl group. Examples of the alkyl group include methyl, ethyl and cyanoethyl, and examples of the aryl group include phenyl, 4-dodecylphenyl and 3-pyridyl. In Formula (VII), the alkyl group represented by R 13 includes methyl, dodecyl and ethoxycarbonylethyl, and the aryl group represented by R 13 includes phenyl, 2-tetradecyloxyphenyl and 2-chloro-5-dodecyloxycarbonylphenyl. Of these, preferably R 13 represents a hydrogen atom. In Formulae (VII) and (VIII), R 14 , R 15 , R 17 and R 18 , each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and the substituent represented by R 14 , R 15 , R 17 or R 18 each preferably includes an alkyl group or an aryl group. Examples of the alkyl group include methyl, ethyl and cyanoethyl, and examples of the aryl group include phenyl and 4-dodecylphenyl. Of these, preferably R 14 , R 15 , R 17 and R 18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom. The substituent represented by R 16 includes an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonylamino group and a heterocyclic ring, but is not limited thereto. Preferably, R 16 represents a hydrogen atom. The linkage group represented by L 4 and L 5 includes an alkylene group such as ethylene or methylene and an arylene such as phenylene, each of which may have a substituent, and s and p each independently represent 0 or 1. In Formula (VIII), n 4 represents from 0 to 4, provided that when n 4 represents 2 or more the R 16 groups may be the same or different, or two adjacent R 16 groups may combine with each other to form a ring. Particularly, it is preferable that the two adjacent R 16 groups combine with each other to form a naphthalene ring with the benzene ring of Formula (VIII). The halogenating agent used in the invention includes phosphorous trichloride, thionylchloride, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphoric pentachloride, phosphorous tribromide, and phosphorus oxybromide. The halogenating agent is preferably phosphorous trichloride in that the desired product can be obtained in a good yield, and side reactions are reduced. The theoretical amount of the halogenating agent used is an amount equivalent to the sum of the amount required to dehydration-condensate a starting material and the amount required for a hydroxy group to be substituted with halogen. However, the amount of the halogenating agent is preferably one to two times the theoretical amount, since the synthesis reaction is then smoothly completed and treatment needed to remove the halogenating agent after reaction is reduced. The amount of halogenating agent is more preferably from 1.05 to 1.5 times the theoretical amount. In the method of the invention, the presence of a tertiary amide or a tertiary amine as a catalyst gives a further better yield of the condensation product. The tertiary amide used may include, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetoamide, N-methylpyrrolidinone, N,N-dimethylimidazolidinone and hexamethylphosphoryltriamide. The tertiary amine may include pyridine, quinoline, triethylamine and N,N-dimethylaniline. As a catalyst, N,N-dimethylformamide or pyridine is preferable. The amount of the catalyst used is preferably from 0.001 to 1 mol, and more preferably from 0.01 to 0.2 mol based on 1 mol of starting material. The starting material herein referred to means a compound represented by Formula (I), (IV), (V) or (VI). The catalyst is preferably used in as small an amount as possible such that the reaction proceeds smoothly, since the catalyst needs to be removed after reaction. The method of the invention can be carried out in various organic solvents. The organic solvent used includes, for example, acetonitrile, toluene, ethyl acetate, xylene, dioxane, chloroform and n-hexane, but is not limited thereto. The organic solvent used is preferably toluene. The chemical reaction in the method of the invention is promoted by heating. The reaction temperature is in the range of from -20 to 150° C, but it is preferably controlled according to reactivity of starting material or the halogenating agent used in the chemical reaction. The hydroxy group is substituted with the halogen atom at lower temperature (for example, from -20 to 80°C), and then amidation or esterification is carried out at elevated temperature (ie. at a temperature higher than in the halogenation). When a 1-hydroxy-4-(4-chloromethylphenoxy)-2-naphthoanilide derivative is prepared from a 1-hydroxy-4-(4-chloromethylphenoxy)-2-naphthoic acid derivative and an aniline derivative in toluene in the presence of phosphorus trichloride, the reaction is preferably carried out as follows: The hydroxy group of the 4-hydroxymethyl is substituted with a chlorine atom at a temperature of from 50 to 80° C, and then amidation is carried out at a temperature elevated to from 90 to 110° C. When the primary amine or secondary amine used is expensive when compared with the hydroxy carboxylic acid starting material, the amine can be used in an amount less than the theoretical amount in view of yield. On the contrary, when the hydroxy carboxylic acid starting material is expensive and the primary amine or secondary amine used is cheap, then the amine can be used in an excess amount. The amount of the amine used is preferably from 0.8 to 1.2 times the theoretical amount. Hereunder, typical examples of the compound prepared according to the method of the invention will be shown. EXAMPLES Example 1 Synthesis of Exemplified compound (1) 1-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxymethyl-2-nitrophenoxy)-2-naphthoic acid (7.00 g, 0.02 mol) and 2-tetradecyloxyaniline (6.02 g, 0.02 mol) were suspended in 70 ml of toluene, mixed with 0.35 g of pyridine and stirred. Thereafter, 2.35 g of phosphorus trichloride were added dropwise and the temperature was elevated to 60 to 65° C and stirred for about 3 hours. Thereafter, the temperature of the resulting mixture was maintained around 100° C and reacted for 8 hours. Heating was stopped and the temperature of the mixture was lowered. At temperatures around 60° C, the organic phase of the mixture was twice washed with 100 ml of hot water. The resulting organic phase was filtrated to remove insoluble matter and the toluene of the filtrate was removed by distillation. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/acetonitrile. Thus, 10.4 g (yield 80%) of gray white crystal of Exemplified compound (1) were obtained. mp 78-94° C 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ (ppm) = 0.87 (3H, t, J=6.9Hz), 1.1-1.6 (2H, m), 1.7-1.9 (2H, m), 4.05 (2H, t, J=6.9Hz), 4.57 (2H, s), 6.77 (1H, d, J=9.0Hz), 6.9-7.0 (1H, m), 7.0-7.1 (1H, m), 7.1-7.2 (1H, m), 7.21 (1H, s), 7.39 (1H, dd, J=2.1HZ, J=8.7Hz), 7.6-7.7 (2H, m), 7.8-7.9 (1H, m), 8.02 (1H, d, J=2.1Hz), J=8.7Hz), 8.38 (1H, dd, J=1.8Hz, J=7.8Hz), 8.5-8.6 (1H, m), 8.64 (1H, bs), 13.68 (1H, s) Example 2 Synthesis of Exemplified compound (2) 1-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxymethyl-2-nitrophenoxy)-2-naphthoic acid (53.3 g, 0.15 mol) and dodecyl 3-amino-4-chlorobenzoate (51.98 g, 0.15 mol) were suspended in 320 ml of toluene, mixed with 2.67 g of pyridine and stirred. Thereafter, 17.9 g of phosphorus trichloride were added dropwise and the temperature was elevated to 60 to 65° C and stirred for about 3 hours. Thereafter, the temperature of the resulting mixture was maintained around 100° C and reacted for 8 hours. Heating was stopped and the temperature of the mixture was lowered. At temperatures around 60° C, the organic phase of the mixture was washed twice with 100 ml of hot water. The resulting organic phase was filtrated to remove insoluble matter and the toluene of the filtrate was removed by distillation. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/acetonitrile. Thus, 86.6 g (yield 83%) of gray white crystal of Exemplified compound (2) were obtained. mp 143-145° C 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ (ppm) = 0.87 (3H, t, J=6.9Hz), 1.1-1.6 (18H, m), 1.7-1.9 (2H, m), 4.35 (2H, t, J=6.9Hz), 4.58 (2H, s), 6.79 (1H, d, J=8.7Hz), 7.23 (lH, s), 7.43 (1H, dd, J=2.4Hz, J=8.7Hz), 7.41 (1H, d, J=8.7Hz), 7.6-7.7 (2H, m), 7.81 (1H, dd, J=2.1Hz, J=8.4Hz), 7.9-8.0 (1H, m), 8.05 (1H, d, J=2.4Hz), 8.37 (1H, bs), 8.5-8.6 (1H, m), 9.04 (1H, d, J=1.8Hz), 13.30 (1H, s) Example 3 Synthesis of Exemplified compound (3) 1-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxymethyl-2-nitrophenoxy)-2-naphthoic acid (10.66 g, 0.03 mol) and dodecyl 5-amino-2-bromo-4-chlorobenzoate (12.56 g, 0.03 mol) were suspended in 60 ml of toluene, mixed with 0.50 g of N,N-dimethylformamide and stirred. Thereafter, 3.58 g of phosphorus trichloride were added dropwise and the temperature was elevated to 60 to 65° C and stirred for about 3 hours. Thereafter, the temperature of the resulting mixture was maintained around 100° C and reacted for 8 hours. Heating was stopped and the temperature of the mixture was lowered. At temperatures around 60° C, the organic phase of the mixture was washed twice with 100 ml of hot water. The resulting organic phase was filtrated to remove insoluble matters and the toluene of the filtrate was removed by distillation. The residue was recrystallized from toluene/acetonitrile. Thus, 18.4 g (yield 83%) of gray white crystal of Exemplified compound (3) were obtained. 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ (ppm) = 0.87 (3H, t, J=6.9Hz), 1.1-1.6 (18H, m), 1.7-1.9 (2H, m), 4.36 (2H, t, J=6.9Hz), 4.58 (2H, s), 6.79 (1H, d, J=8.7Hz), 7.19 (1H, s), 7.43 (1H, dd, J=2.4Hz, J=8.7Hz), 7.6-7.7 (2H, m), 7.74 (1H, s), 7.9-8.0 (1H, m), 8.05 (1H, d, J=2.4Hz), 8.31 (1H, bs), 8.5-8.6 (1H, m), 8.91 (1H, s), 13.16 (1H, s) Example 4 Synthesis of Exemplified compound (4) 1-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxymethyl-2-nitrophenoxy)-2-naphthoic acid (7.10 g, 0.02 mol) and dodecyl 5-amino-2,4-dichlorobenzoate (8.18 g, 0.02 mol) were suspended in 45 ml of toluene, mixed with 0.37 g of N,N-dimethylformamide and stirred. Thereafter, 2.38 g of phosphorus trichloride were added dropwise and the temperature was elevated to 60 to 65° C and stirred for about 3 hours. Thereafter, the temperature of the resulting mixture was maintained around 100° C and reacted for 16 hours. Heating was stopped and the temperature of the mixture was lowered. At temperatures around 60° C, the organic phase of the mixture was washed twice with 100 ml of hot water. The resulting organic phase was filtrated to remove insoluble matter and the toluene of the filtrate was removed by distillation. The residue was recrystallized from acetonitrile. Thus, 10.08 g (yield 66%) of gray white crystal of Exemplified compound (4) were obtained. 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ (ppm) = 0.87 (3H, t, J=6.9Hz), 1.1-1.6 (18H, m), 1.7-1.9 (2H, m), 4.35 (2H, t, J=6.9Hz), 4.58 (2H, s), 6.79 (1H, d, J=8.7Hz), 7.4-7.5 (2H, m), 7.50 (1H, s), 7.6-7.8 (2H, m), 7.84 (1H, s), 7.8-7.9 (1H, m), 8.03 (1H, d, J=2.1Hz), 8.5-8.6 (1H, m), 13.06 (1H, s). Example 5 Synthesis of Exemplified compound (2) Exemplified compound (2) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 2, except that pyridine was not added. The yield was less than in Example 2. Example 6 Synthesis of Exemplified compound (16) 1-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxymethyl-2-nitrophenoxy)-2-naphthoic acid (3.55 g, 0.01 mol) and p-cresol (1.30 g, 0.01 mol) were suspended in 30 ml of toluene, mixed with 0.1 g of DMF and stirred. Thereafter, 1.19 g (0.0087 mol) of phosphorus trichloride were added dropwise and the temperature was elevated to 60 to 65° C and stirred for about 3 hours. Thereafter, the temperature of the resulting mixture was maintained around 100° C and reacted for 20 hours. Heating was stopped and the temperature of the mixture was lowered. At temperatures around 60° C, the organic phase of the mixture was washed twice with 100 ml of hot water. The resulting organic phase was filtrated to remove insoluble matters and the toluene of the filtrate was removed by distillation. The residue was purified with silica gel column chromatography. Thus, 3.43 g (yield 74%) of Exemplified compound (16) were obtained. 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ (ppm) = 2.38 (3H, t, J=6.9Hz), 4.57 (2H, s), 6.86 (1H, d, J=8.7Hz), 7.1-7.2 (2H, m), 7.2-7.3 (2H, m), 7.43 (1H, dd, J=2.1Hz, J=8.7Hz), 7.6-7.8 (3H, m), 7.9-8.0 (1H, m), 8.03 (1H, d, J=2.1Hz), 8.5-8.6 (1H, m), 11.76 (1H, s). Comparative Example Synthesis of Exemplified compound (2) (Synthesis employing dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and thionylchloride) 1-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxymethyl-2-nitrophenoxy)-2-naphthoic acid (5.33 g, 0.015 mol) and dodecyl 3-amino-4-chlorobenzoate (5.2 g, 0.015 mol) were suspended in 30 ml of ethyl acetate, added at 0-5° C, while cooling with ice, with a solution containing 3.03 g of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and stirred for 2 hours. Thereafter, the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The resulting mixture was filtrated to remove insoluble matters and the ethyl acetate of the filtrate was removed by distillation. The residue was purified with silica gel column chromatography. The resulting crystal was dissolved in 20 ml of ethyl acetate, added with 2.6 g of thionylchloride, and refluxed for 2 hours. The resulting organic phase was washed with water and the ethyl acetate was removed by distillation. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/acetonitrile. Thus, 2.23 g of Exemplified compound (2) were obtained. By "alkyl" in the present application is preferably meant an optionally substituted alkyl group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and further preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms. By "aryl" used herein is preferably meant an optionally substituted aryl group containing 3 to 12 carbon atoms, more preferably 3 to 6 carbon atoms. By "heterocyclic group" herein is preferably meant a 5 to 12, more preferably 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing as heterocyclic substituents, at least one of O, S or N. By "optionally substituted" used above is generally meant e.g. C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents chosen from, for example, halo, cyano, nitro, C 1-14 alkoxy, C 1-14 alkoxycarbonyl, amino or sulphonyl.

Claims: A method for synthesizing a halogen-containing condensation product, the method comprising the steps of: mixing a compound represented by Formula (I), a compound represented by Formula (II) or (III), and a halogenating agent in a solvent to obtain a mixture; and reacting the mixture so that dehydration condensation and halogenation are carried out, wherein R 1 and R 2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L 1 represents a linkage group; and p represents 0 or 1, wherein R 3 and R 4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, wherein R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonylamino group or a heterocyclic ring; n' represents from 0 to 5, provided that when n 1 represents 2 or more, two adjacent R 5 groups may combine with each other to form a ring, wherein the reaction comprises substituting the hydroxy group of the -C(R 1 )(R 2 )-OH with halogen at a first temperature and then carrying out amidation or esterification at a higher temperature. A method according to claim 1, wherein the reaction is carried out by heating. A method according to any of claims 1 and 2, wherein the halogenating agent is chosen from phosphorous trichloride, thionylchloride, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphoric pentachloride, phosphorous tribromide and phosphorus oxybromide. A method according to claim 3, wherein the halogenating agent is phosphorous trichloride. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom; R 4 represents a substituted phenyl group having 10 or more carbon atoms; and n 1 is 2 and the two R 5 groups combine with each other to form a naphthalene ring with the benzene ring in Formula (III). A method according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the compound represented by Formula (I) is a compound represented by the following Formula (IV) or (V): wherein R 6 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonylamino group or a heterocyclic ring; n 2 represents from 0 to 3, provided that when n 2 represents 2 or more, R 6 may be the same or different or two adjacent R 6 groups may combine with each other to form a ring; R 7 and R 8 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L 2 represents an alkylene group or an arylene group; and q represents 0 or 1, wherein R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonylamino group or a heterocyclic ring; n 3 represents from 0 to 3, provided that when n 3 represents 2 or more, two adjacent R 9 groups may combine with each other to form a ring, R 10 and R 11 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L 3 represents an alkylene group or an arylene group; r represents 0 or 1; and Z represents an atomic group necessary to form an aromatic group or an aromatic heterocylic group. A method according to claim 6, wherein R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 each represent a hydrogen atom. A method for synthesizing a halogen-containing condensation product, the method comprising mixing a compound represented by Formula (VI), a compound represented by Formula (VII) or (VIII) and a halogenating agent in a solvent to obtain a mixture; and reacting the mixture so that dehydration condensation and halogenation are carried out, Formula (VI) R 12 -COOH wherein R 12 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, wherein R 13 , R 14 and R 15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L 4 represents an alkylene group or an arylene group; and s represents 0 or 1, wherein R 16 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonylamino group or a heterocyclic ring; n 4 represents from 0 to 3, provided that when n 4 represents 2 or more, two adjacent R 16 groups may combine with each other to form a ring; R 17 and R 18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; L 5 represents an alkylene group or an arylene group; and t represents 0 or 1. A method according to claim 8, wherein R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 17 and R 18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom; and n 4 is 2 and the two R 16 groups combine with each other to form a naphthalene ring with the benzene ring in Formula (VIII).

Inventors: ISHIGE OSAMU, KATOH EISAKU, ISHIGE, OSAMU, KATOH, EISAKU
Applicants: KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND, KONICA CORPORATION
Application year: 1996
Main classification: C07C67
IPC codes: C07C231, C07C205, C07C233, C07B37, C07C235, C07D231, C07C201, C07B39