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Preparation of monochloromethyl ketones
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, (2008/06/13)
A process for the production of a monochloromethyl ketone of the formula STR1 in which R1, R2 and R3 each independently is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl or aryl radical, or R1 and R2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted carbocyclic ring, comprising reacting a 1,1-dichloroalkene of the formula STR2 with a phenolate of the formula STR3 in which R4 each independently is a halogen atom, a nitro group, or an optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy or aryl radical, n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, and M is one equivalent of an alkali metal ion or alkaline earth metal ion, thereby to obtain a phenyl ether intermediate, and then subjecting the phenyl ether intermediate to an acid hydrolysis. The products are useful as intermediates in the synthesis of fungicides.
