申请人:Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
公开号:US05488152A1
公开(公告)日:1996-01-30
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 4-alkoxy-3,5,6-trifluorophthalic acids of the formula ##STR1## in which R is an alkyl radical having 1 to 5 carbon atoms which may be monofluorinated or polyfluorinated, a cycloalkyl radical having 3 to 5 carbon atoms in the ring which may be monofluorinated or polyfluorinated, or an araliphatic radical which may be monofluorinated or polyfluorinated, or, if desired, of 3-alkoxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acids of the formula ##STR2## in which R is as defined above, which involves reacting tetrafluorophthalic acid or tetrafluorophthalic anhydride with an alcohol of the formula ROH in which R is as defined above and with a water-soluble base in water at elevated temperature, isolating the 4-alkoxy-3,5,6-trifluorophthalic acid formed and, if desired, decarboxylating the 4-alkoxy-3,5,6-trifluorophthalic acid in the presence of a basic solvent and, if desired, of an inert solvent at from 70.degree. to 180.degree. C., and isolating the 3-alkoxy-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid formed.
本发明涉及一种制备式为##STR1##的4-烷氧基-3,5,6-三氟苯甲酸的过程,其中R是具有1至5个碳原子的烷基基团,可单氟化或多氟化,具有3至5个碳原子的环烷基基团,可单氟化或多氟化,或是可单氟化或多氟化的芳基烷基基团,或者如所需的那样,式为##STR2##的3-烷氧基-2,4,5-三氟苯甲酸的制备方法,其中R如上所定义,包括将四氟苯甲酸或四氟苯甲酸酐与ROH的醇反应,其中R如上所定义,并与水溶性碱在水中高温反应,分离所形成的4-烷氧基-3,5,6-三氟苯甲酸,并在碱性溶剂和如所需的惰性溶剂的存在下,在70℃至180℃的温度下,如所需的那样脱羧,分离所形成的3-烷氧基-2,4,5-三氟苯甲酸。