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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas V. John, Yardley, PA (US);
Chitoor S. Subramaniam, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Zheng Wang, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Richard J. Kucera, Jr., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Creanova Inc., Somerset, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/128 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a general synthesis for producing secondaryalkoxy-1-alkenes in commercial quantities in good yields by reacting cyclic and acyclic ketones and the corresponding alcohol with a secondary alkyl orthoformate ester in the presence of an acid catalyst, a Lewis acid, ferric chloride being preferred, and recovering the produce as a liquid of high purity.