Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

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Avecia Limited

Jan Michael Fielden

Andrew John Blacker

John David Jones

Brian Geoffrey Cox

Gareth Andrew DeBoos

Paul Wilkinson

Daniel Levin

John Heathcote Atherton

David Anthony Jackson

Ralph Shuttleworth

David Dodman

A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I): wherein Ar represents an optionally substituted aromatic carbocycle or heterocycle, and Rand Rindependently represent hydrogen, Calkyl, C(O)Calkyl or optionally substituted aryl provided that Rand Rare not both hydrogen which process comprises reacting together a compound of formula (II):Ar&#x2014;X&#x2003;&#x2003;(II)wherein Ar is as defined in relation to formula (I) and X represents a leaving group with a a compound of formula (III) wherein Rand Rare as defined in relation to formula (I) under aqueous conditions in the presence of a Pd (II) salt, a ligand and a Group I or Group II metal hydroxide base at a pH greater than 7. Compounds of formula (I) may be hydrolysed to the corresponding hydrazine.

Process for the preparation of aryl hydrazone and aryl hydrazine

A process for the preparation of an aromatic organozinc compound is provided. The process comprises reacting a zinc chloride, bromide or iodide and an organometallic compound of another metal comprising an aromatic moiety, producing a reaction product comprising an organozinc compound and a halide salt of the other metal. The reaction product is then contacted with a liquid hydrocarbon, in which the organozinc compound is soluble and the halide salt of the other metal is of low solubility. The halide salt of the other metal is separated from the hydrocarbon, and the organozinc compound can be recovered from the hydrocarbon. Organozinc compounds produced by this process can be employed to generate chiral centres in suitable substrates.

Process for the preparation of an organozinc reagent

A process for the preparing agrochemical intermediates of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein W is (CH.sub.3 O) CH.CHCO.sub.2 CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.3 O.CH.dbd.CCO.sub.2 CH.sub.3 ; Z.sup.1 is a halogen atom; and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, acetoxy or acyl; the process comprising the steps of:

Chemical process

Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, acetoxy or acyl, and processes for preparing the same.

Process for the preparation of

A method for the preparation of a 2-hydroxymandelic acid of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl radical containing from 7 to 12 carbon atoms which comprises reacting glyoxylic acid with a phenol of the formula: ##STR2## under acid conditions. Oxidation of the 2-hydroxymandelic acid to the corresponding 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde is also described.

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