摘要 |
A process is described for preparing 3-trifluoromethylphenyl 4-cyanobenzyl ketone by reacting a C<SUB>1</SUB>-C<SUB>2</SUB>-alkyl 3-trifluoromethylbenzoate with 4-tolunitrile in an aprotic polar solvent or an aprotic polar solvent mixture in the presence of at least an equimolar amount of a base which is selected from potassium alkoxides of primary C<SUB>1</SUB>-C<SUB>4</SUB>-alkanols. |