申请人:CIBA-GEIGY AG
公开号:EP0643053A1
公开(公告)日:1995-03-15
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a compound of the formula
in which either R₁ is hydrogen and R₂ is hydrogen or O-R₁ and O-R₂ taken together are the group of the formula
a compound of the formula I containing the group of the formula II, that is to say a 2-ethyl-4-(4-phenoxyphenoxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane of the formula
being a mixture of the four configurational isomers, that is to say of the 2R,4S-isomer IIIa, the 2S,4R-isomer IIIb, the 2R,4R-isomer IIIc and the 2S,4S-isomer IIId, in which isomer mixture the racemate of the compounds IIIa and IIIb is present in an amount of from 65 to 90% by weight, relative to the total weight of this isomer mixture, the remainder of this isomer mixture being the racemate of the compounds IIIc and IIId,
which process is characterised in that
a) for the manufacture of a compound of the formula I, in which R₁ is hydrogen and R₂ is hydrogen, that is to say of a compound of the formula
the compound of the formula
is reacted with a compound of the formula
Y-CH₂-CH(OH)-CH₂-OH (VI),
in which Y is a leaving group, or
b) for the manufacture of a compound of the formula III a compound of the formula IV is reacted with the compound of the formula
H₃C-CH₂-C(=O)-H (VII)
in the presence of an acid catalyst and without complete removal of the water formed during the reaction, the molar ratio, in which the two reactants are used, being defined as the quotient "number of moles used of the compound of the formula IV : number of moles used of the compound of the formula VII", being 1 or less than 1, or
c) for the manufacture of a compound of the formula III the compound of the formula V is reacted with a compound of the formula VI, in which Y is a leaving group, to give a compound of the formula IV, and this compound of the formula IV, without being isolated, is reacted with the compound of the formula VII in the presence of an acid catalyst and without complete removal of the water formed during the reaction, the molar ratio, in which the two reactants are used, being 1 or less than 1,
and to a compound of the formula III and its use as active ingredient in the field of pest control.
本发明涉及一种制造式化合物的工艺,其中R₁为氢且R₂为氢或O-R₁和O-R₂组合成式的群体,该群体包含式I的化合物,其中包含式II的群体,即2-乙基-4-(4-苯氧苯氧甲基)-1,3-二氧兰的混合物,即2R,4S-异构体IIIa,2S,4R-异构体IIIb,2R,4R-异构体IIIc和2S,4S-异构体IIId,其中异构体混合物中化合物IIIa和IIIb的外消旋体占该异构体混合物总重量的65%至90%,该异构体混合物的余下部分是化合物IIIc和IIId的外消旋体。该工艺的特点在于:a)为制备式I的化合物,其中R₁为氢且R₂为氢,即式化合物与式Y-CH₂-CH(OH)-CH₂-OH(VI)的化合物反应,其中Y是离去基团;b)为制备式III的化合物,式IV的化合物在酸催化剂存在下与式H₃C-CH₂-C(=O)-H(VII)的化合物反应,反应过程中未完全去除生成的水,两种反应物使用的摩尔比为“使用的化合物IV的摩尔数:使用的化合物VII的摩尔数”的商为1或小于1;c)为制备式III的化合物,式V的化合物与离去基团为Y的化合物VI反应,得到式IV的化合物,未经分离的化合物IV在酸催化剂存在下与式VII的化合物反应,反应过程中未完全去除生成的水,两种反应物使用的摩尔比为1或小于1。本发明还涉及式III的化合物及其在害虫控制领域中的用途。