Process for the preparation of azoxystrobin and analogues thereof.

摘要

The present invention relates to a compound of the general formula: wherein R¹ is a 4-pyrimidinyl ring substituted at the 6-position by halo, hydroxy, 2-cyanophenoxy, 2,6-difluorophenoxy, 2-nitrophenoxy or 2-thiocarboxamidophenoxy and wherein R² is any group which can be transesterified to form a methyl ester. The present invention is also directed to a process of preparing said compound.