Patent ID: 7067701

Claim:
A process comprising: lithiating a compound of the formula R 1 —H, where R 1 represents an aryl group substituted by an alkoxy, aryloxy, dialkylamino, dialkylaminoalkyl, dialkylamido, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfonyl, dialkylamidosulfonyl, alkylsulfonate or lithiated hydroxyl group; with a compound of the formula Q-Li, where Q represents an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl group; in a solvent comprising an ether compound of the formula E 1 -O-E 2 , where each of E 1 and E 2 independently represent a substituted alkyl group or a substituted aryl group, and having a boiling point of at least 40° C. at atmospheric pressure.