Rhone-Poulenc Chimie

Jean R Desmurs

Jean-Pierre LeCouve

Serge Ratton

Alain Nonn

The present invention relates to a process for the n-alkylation and n-allylation of anilines by bringing the aniline into contact with an alkylating or allylating agent in an organic solvent in a homogeneous liquid phase in the presence of an onium ion and a stoichiometric amount of a non-quaternizable base.

Process for preparing n-alkylanilines and n-allylanilines

A process for the preparation of a secondary or tertiary dialkyl dicarbonate. An alkali metal salt of an alkyl pyrocarbonate is contacted with (CO).sub.n X.sub.2 wherein X is defined as a leaving group and n is an integer from 1 to 2, in the presence of a complexing agent.

Process for the preparation of secondary of tertiary dialkyl dicarbonate

The present invention relates to a process for the N-alkylation and N-allylation of an aniline by bringing the aniline into contact with an alkylating or allylating agent in an organic solvent in a homogenous liquid phase in the presence of an iodide and a stoichiometric amount of non-quaternizable base.

Process for preparing N-alkylanilines and N-allylanilines catalyzed by

A process for preparing hydroxybiphenyls. A bromobiphenyl is contacted with a base in aqueous liquid phase at a temperature less than or equal to 230.degree. C. in the presence of a copper-based catalyst. The hydroxyl ion concentration of base ranges from 0.1 to about 1.6 molar equivalents per liter. At temperatures less than 215.degree. C., a cocatalyst is preferably added.

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