Abstract:
The present invention relates to a continuous process for preparing neral (cis-citral) in pure or enriched form by distillatively removing neral from substance mixtures which comprise essentially neral and geranial (trans-citral). The distillative removal is undertaken in a dividing wall column or in a connection of two distillation columns in the form of a thermal coupling.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing aromatic carbonyl compounds of formula (I) and aromatic imine compounds of formula (III) comprising the step of reacting a (hetero) aromatic halogen or sulfonate compound (II), wherein the variables are as defined in the claims and description, with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a transition metal complex catalyst. The invention also relates to specific compounds III, to compositions comprising them and to their use for combating invertebrate pests.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing substituted biphenyls of formula (I), wherein R 1 = nitro or amino, R 2 = cyano, halide, C 1 -C 4 alkyl halide, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy halide or C 1 -C 4 alkylthio halide, n = 0 to 3 and R 3 = hydrogen, cyano or halide, characterized by reacting a halobenzene of formula (Il), wherein HaI represents chlorine or bromine, with a phenyl boronic acid (IVa) of a diphenyl borinic acid (IVb) or a mixture of (IVa) and (IVb) in a solvent or diluent in the presence of a base and of a palladium catalyst which consists of palladium and a bidentate phosphorus ligand of formula (III), wherein Ar represents optionally substituted phenyl and R 4 and R 5 represent C 1 -C 8 alkyl or C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl each or together form a two- to seven-membered bridge which can optionally carry a C 1 -C 6 alkyl substituent.
Abstract:
Method for producing aromatic and heteroaromatic carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid esters and carboxylic acid amides through the reacting of aromatic or heteroaromatic halogenides R-X n , where n = a whole number from 1 to 6, R = a substituted or unsubstituted, aromatic or heteroaromatic radical and X = a chlorine, bromine or iodine atom; with carbon monoxide and water, ammonia, alcohols or amines in the presence of bases and nonvalent or bivalent palladium compounds and bidentate diphosphanes or complexes of nonvalent or bivalent palladium with bidentate diphosphanes, in which bidentate diphosphanes are used (R 1- )(R 2- )P-Y-P(-R 3 )(-R 4 ), with R 1 to R 4 =, unsubstituted aryl radicals or aryl radicals that are substituted with at least one radical having a positive resonance effect or a positive inductive effect, or unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl radicals; and Y = hydrocarbon groups with a total of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein at least one of the carbon atoms carried only one or no hydrogen atom as a substituent; excepting the reaction of 4-bromo-3-difluoromethyl-1 -methylpyrazol with 2-(3,4,5-trifluoorphenyl)aniline and carbon monoxide to form N-[2-(3,4,5-Trifluorophenyl)phenyl]-3- difluoromethyl-1 -methylpyrazol-4-carboxylic acid amide.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing optically active carbonyl compounds by the asymmetric hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, in the presence of optically active transition metal catalysts which are soluble in the reaction mixture and which have at least one carbon monoxide ligand. For the synthesizing of the optically active catalyst which is to be used and which has at least one carbon monoxide ligand, a catalyst precursor is pretreated with a gas mixture containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Excess carbon monoxide is removed from the catalyst so obtained before the latter is used in the asymmetric hydrogenation, and the asymmetric hydrogenation is carried out in the presence of additional carbon monoxide supplied to the reaction mixture.