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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ahmed Tafesh, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
B Frank Wood, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Joseph A McDonough, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Graham N Mott, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Somerville, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
564375 ; 562 59 ; 562 66 ; 562125 ; 564323 ; 564337 ; 564374 ; 564378 ; 564382 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a process for directly preparing arylethylamines and their salts from (.alpha.-halo-.alpha.-oximino)acetophenones. The process involves hydrogenation in presence of a transition metal catalyst. The process is illustrated by conversion of 4-hydroxy-(.alpha.-chloro-.alpha.-oximino)acetophenone to Tyramine hydrochloride: ##STR1##