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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralf Pfirmann, Grieshiem, DE;
Thomas Wessel, Frankfurt, DE;
Assignee:
Clariant GmbH, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 5/158 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 5/158 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 3-chloro-4-fluorobenzoyl chloride which comprises reacting 4-fluorobenzaldehyde with a chlorinating agent in the presence of a free-radical initiator in the presence or absence of a solvent at from −20 to 200° C. to give 4-fluorobenzoyl chloride, and reacting the 4-fluorobenzoyl chloride with a chlorinating agent in the presence of a chlorination catalyst in the presence or absence of a solvent at from −20 to 200° C. to give 3-chloro-4-fluorobenzoyl chloride.