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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hironobu Iyama, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Inui, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Kyoko Tsuta, Kawanishi, JP;
Hideo Nagasaki, Osaka, JP;
Manji Sasaki, Nishinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
549406 ;
Abstract
Described herein is a process for preparing a hydroxyflavan compound which comprises reacting a polyhydric phenol compound represented by formula(2): ##STR1## wherein at least one of W, X, Y and Z is hydroxy; with a ketone in the presence of (i)an acid catalyst and (ii)water and/or a seed crystal, using an organic solvent which is insoluble in water, procuces the hydroxyflavan compounds in high yield and with high selectivity while maintaining high conversion of the polyhydric phenol.