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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ; C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
570127 ; 570144 ; 570182 ; 570197 ; 570220 ; 20415765 ; 20415797 ;
Abstract
A novel 3-substituted .alpha.,.beta.-dibromoethylbenzene of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents a halogen atom or a trihalomethyl group, which is useful as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals or agricultural chemicals, is prepared by a simple and high yield process which comprises reacting a 3-substituted .alpha.-bromoethylbenzene represented by formula (II): ##STR2## wherein X is as defined above, or a 3-substituted ethylbenzene represented by formula (III): ##STR3## wherein X is as defined above, with bromine in the presence of a quaternary ammonium salt.