The invention concerns a novel process for the preparation of 2-phenyl-2-hydroxy-N-[2-(3-alkoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethyl]-acetamides of the formula I
wherein R1 is alkyl,
R2, and R3 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl, and
R4, is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl, which process comprises reacting a 2-(3-alkoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethylamine of the formula II
wherein R1 R2 and R3 are as defined above with a α-hydoxycarboxylic acid ester of the formula III or a dioxolanone of the formula IIIa
wherein R4 is as defined above, and R5, R6 and R7 independently of each other are lower alkyl.
The compounds of formula I are important intermediates for a novel group of fungicides derived from mandelic acid amides.
本发明涉及一种制备 2-苯基-2-羟基-N-[2-(3-烷氧基-
4-羟基苯基)-乙基]-乙酰胺的新工艺,其式为 I
其中 R1 是烷基、
R2 和 R3 各自独立地为氢或烷基,以及
R4,是任选取代的芳基或任选取代的杂芳基,该工艺包括使式 II 的 2-(3-烷氧基-
4-羟基苯基)-
乙胺反应
其中 R1 R2 和 R3 如上定义,与式 III 的 α-氢氧
羧酸酯或式 IIIa 的二
氧戊环酮反应
其中 R4 如上定义,R5、R6 和 R7 相互独立地为低级烷基。
式 I 的化合物是由
扁桃酸酰胺衍生的一类新型杀菌剂的重要中间体。