摘要 |
Disclosed is a process for preparing an alkali metal salt of a functionalized alcohol of the formula (I): MOYXR1 (I), (wherein M is Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs, Y is (C1-C6)-alkylene, X is O, S, or NR1, R1 is H, (C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, (C6-C18)-aryl, (C7-C19)-aralkyl, (C3-C18)-heteroaryl, (C4-C19)-heteroaralkyl, ((C1-C8)-alkyl)1-3-(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, ((C1-C8)-alkyl)1-3- (C6-C18)-aryl, or ((C1-C8)-alkyl)1-3- (C3-C18)-heteroaryl) by reacting the corresponding alcohol with an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkali metal alkoxide of the formula MOR2 (II) (where R2 is lower alkyl), and the distilling liberated alcohol HOR2 or the liberated water at first without an entrainer and then with an added entrainer.
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