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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey S Stults, Grand Island, NY (US);
Lawrence B Fertel, Williamsville, NY (US);
William S Derwin, Buffalo, NY (US);
Assignee:
Occidental Chemical Corporation, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562483 ; 548476 ; 548480 ; 562480 ;
Abstract
A process for the selective hydrodefluorination of a tetrafluorophthalimide compound of the formula ##STR1## where X is 1 and R is a monovalent organo group; or X is 2 and R is a divalent organo group; comprises reacting (I) the tetrafluorophthalimide with zinc in an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide medium. The product may be hydrolyzed to form 3,4,6-trifluorophthalic acid.