The invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is mono- or disubstituted lower alkyl, the substituents being selected from halogen and lower alkoxy, with the proviso that said substituents are not present at the carbon atom of the lower alkyl radical R linking the group R to the remainder of the molecule of formula I; R.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-lower alkyl; and X is chloro or bromo; which comprises reacting an acetal of formula II, ##STR2## wherein R and R.sub.1 are as defined above, with at least one compound of formula R.sub.2 --X, wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen or X--SO, in which last mentioned case the reaction mixture must contain a catalytically effective amount of N,N-di-lower alkyl-lower alkanoylamide(s) and wherein X is as defined with respect to the compounds of formula I. The compounds of formula I are useful intermediates, suitably for the synthesis of pharmaceutical or fungicidal compounds.
该发明涉及一种制备式I的化合物的过程
其中R是单取代或双取代的较低烷基,取代基选自卤素和较低烷氧基,但需注意这些取代基不出现在将基团R连接到式I分子的其余部分的碳原子上;
R₁是氢、较低烷基、苯或苯-较低烷基;X是
氯或
溴;包括将式II的
缩醛与至少一种式R₂-X的化合物反应,其中R₂是氢或X-SO,在最后一种情况下,反应混合物必须含有N,N-二较低烷基-较低烷酰胺的催化有效量,并且X与式I的化合物相对应。式I的化合物是有用的中间体,适用于合成药用或杀真菌化合物。