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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1995
Pascal Metivier, Ste Foy Les Lyon, FR;
Rhone-Poulenc Chimie, Courbevoie Cedex, FR;
Abstract
Optically active .alpha.-(hydroxyphenoxy)-alkanecarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, for example D-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid or lower alkyl ester thereof, are prepared by (a) saponifying an alkyl ester of an optically active .alpha.-halogeno-alkanecarboxylic acid, in an alcoholic solvent medium, by reacting same with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide, thereby providing a solution of an alkali metal salt of an optically active .alpha.-halogeno-alkanecarboxylic acid, (b) next reacting the step (a) solution thus provided with a dihydroxybenzene or salt thereof, in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide and in an alcoholic solvent medium, and thence (c) recovering the optically active .alpha.-(hydroxyphenoxy)-alkanecarboxylic acid or derivative thereof from the medium of reaction.