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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005

Filed:

May. 23, 2001
Applicants:

Kai Fabian, Wilhelmsfeld, DE;

Steffen Enke, Neckarhausen, DE;

Herbert Tilly, Pfungstadt, DE;

Inventors:

Kai Fabian, Wilhelmsfeld, DE;

Steffen Enke, Neckarhausen, DE;

Herbert Tilly, Pfungstadt, DE;

Assignee:

Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the production of trifluoroethoxy-substituted benzoic acids, by reaction of a corresponding halogenated benzoic acid with trifluoroethanol in the solvent tetrahydrofuran, in the presence of a base and a copper salt, followed by an acidic work-up.


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