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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1998
Victor Eliu, Lorrach, DE;
Werner Kanert, Hegenheim, FR;
Adriano Indolese, Mohlin, CH;
Ian John Fletcher, Magden, CH;
Julia Volkel, Grenzach-Wyhlen, DE;
Anita Schnyder, Allschwil, CH;
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for the production of a compound of formula: ##STR1## in which X and Y, independently, are hydrogen, halogen, NO.sub.2, CF.sub.3, CN, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, COO--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, CO--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, NH--(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), N(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl).sub.2, NH(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl-OH), N(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl-OH).sub.2, COOH or SO.sub.3 H or an ester or amide thereof, or COOM or SO.sub.3 M in which M is Na, K, Ca, Mg, ammonium, mono-, di-, tri- or tetra-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylammonium, mono-, di- or tri-hydroxyalkylammonium or ammonium that is di- or tri-substituted with a mixture of C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydroxyalkyl groups;