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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Uwe Kempe, Dannstadt-Schauernheim, DE;
Toni Dockner, Meckenheim, DE;
Rolf Schlick, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
548343 ;
Abstract
Imidazole-4(5)-monocarboxylic acids and their salts or betaines are prepared by reacting an imidazole with carbon dioxide and an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal bicarbonate and/or an alkali metal hydroxide at from 140.degree. to 230.degree. C. and under from 2 to 350 bar and, if desired, then reacting the product with an acid. The imidazole-4(5)-monocarboxylic acids which can be prepared by the process of the invention are useful starting materials for the preparation of dyes, crop protection agents and drugs.