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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arend Reinink, Amsterdam, NL;
Roger A Sheldon, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2604 / ;
Abstract
In the preparation of .alpha.-cyano esters from an acid halide and an aromatic aldehyde in the presence of water, a water-soluble cyanide, a substantially water-immiscible aprotic solvent and optionally a phase transfer catalyst, a stalled reaction is restarted by addition of an alkaline compound capable of generating cyanide ions.