申请人:UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
公开号:EP0101223A2
公开(公告)日:1984-02-22
A phenylacetone or its derivative having the general formula (I):
wherein X. Y, and Z are independently a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, a lower alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a lower alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a benzyloxy group and any two substituents of X, Y, and Z may form, together with the benzene ring, a heterocycling ring having 5 to 7 members including 1 or 2 oxygen atoms is produced at a high yield and a high selectivity by reacting a 3-phenylpropylene or its derivative having the general formula (II):
wherein X, Y and Z are as defined above, with an alkyl nitrite having the general formula (III):wherein R is an aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group in the presence of (a) water, (b) an alcohol, (c) a palladium catalyst, and (d) an optional amine or copper compound, or by reacting the above-mentioned 3-phenylpropylene or its derivative with the above-mentioned alkyl nitrite in the presence of (a) an alcohol, (b) a palladium catalyst and (c) an optional amine or copper compound to form 1-phemrl-2,2-dialkoxypropane or it derivative having the general formula (IV):
wherein X, Y, Z and R are as defined above, followed by hydrolyzing the reaction product.
具有通式(I)的苯丙酮或其衍生物:
其中 X.Y和Z独立地为氢原子、羟基、卤素原子、硝基、氨基、1至6个碳原子的低级烷基、1至6个碳原子的低级烷氧基或苄氧基,且X、Y和Z的任意两个取代基可与苯环一起形成一个具有5至7个成员(包括1或2个氧原子)的杂环:
其中 X、Y 和 Z 如上定义,与通式(III)的亚硝酸烷基酯反应:其中 R 为脂肪族、芳香族或脂环族饱和或不饱和烃基,在 (a) 水、(b) 醇、(c) 钯催化剂和 (d) 任选胺或铜化合物存在下反应、或在(a)醇、(b)钯催化剂和(c)任选胺或铜化合物存在下,使上述 3-苯基丙烯或其衍生物与上述亚硝酸烷基酯反应,生成通式为(IV)的 1-苯基-2,2-二烷氧基丙烷或其衍生物:
其中 X、Y、Z 和 R 如上定义,然后水解反应产物。