Patent ID: 7884243

Claim:
A process for the production of eneamide compounds represented by formula (I) wherein; R1 and R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom; an alkyl; a cycloalkyl; a cycloalkylalkyl; an alkylaryl; an aryl; a heterocycle; a cyano; an alkoxy; an aryloxy; a carboxyl; a carbamoyl; —CONR5R6 in which R5 and R6 are independently selected from an alkyl, an arylalkyl, an aryl; and R5 and R6 taken together may form a ring; and —COOR5 in which R5 is selected from an alkyl, an alkylaryl, a cycloalkyl, and aryl; said alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkylaryl and aryl being substituted or not substituted with a group selected from a functional group and R5; R1 and R2 taken together may form a monocyclic ring; a di-cyclic ring and a higher polycyclic ring, said ring being substituted or not substituted with a group selected from a functional group and R5; R4 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl; said alkyl, aryl, and alkylaryl being substituted or not substituted with halogen; X is selected from an oxygen atom or a leaving group; m is an integer selected from 1 and 2; when m is 1X is a leaving group; when m is 2X is an oxygen atom; said method comprising a hydrogenation/isomerization reaction in presence of a heterogeneous catalyst based on at least one metal selected from Ir and Rh, of an oxime derivative of formula (II) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined above; with an acyl derivative of formula (III): (R4CO) m X wherein R4, m and X are is as defined above; X is selected from an oxygen atom and a leaving group; m is an integer selected from 1 and 2; when m is 1 then X is a leaving group; when m is 2 then X is an oxygen atom.