申请人:SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
公开号:EP1359143A1
公开(公告)日:2003-11-05
There are provided production processes for cyclic sulfone compounds of formula (2) or (4):
or
wherein the dashed lines represent that a double bond is present at one of three positions indicated; Ar and the wavy line are as defined below, characterized in that compounds of formula (1) or (3):
or
wherein Ar is aryl optionally having a substituent(s) and the wavy line represents either one of E/Z geometrical isomers or their mixture, is subjected to cyclization in the presence of an acid catalyst. These processes are excellent processes as the production processes for retinol from the viewpoints of raw material costs, intermediate purification, the number of steps, and the like.
提供了化合物公式(2)或(4)的循环磺酮化合物的生产过程:其中虚线表示在所示的三个位置之一存在双键;Ar和波浪线如下所定义,其特征在于将化合物公式(1)或(3):其中Ar是芳基,可以具有取代基,波浪线表示E/Z几何异构体之一或其混合物,在酸催化剂的存在下进行环化。这些过程是优秀的过程,从原材料成本、中间体纯化、步骤数量等方面来看,是维生素A生产过程的优秀替代方法。