摘要 |
This invention relates to a process for the preparation of an alpha -chloroketone compound comprising the steps of (i) cyclizing an alkynyl amide to form a 5-methyleneoxazoline (ii) chlorinating the 5-methyleneoxazoline using trichloroisocyanuric acid to produce a chlorinated oxazoline intermediate and (iii) hydrolyzing the chlorinated oxazoline intermediate with an aqueous acid to produce the desired monochloroketone wherein Z is alkyl or substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, heteroaryl or substituted heteroaryl or phenylene, R is a hydrogen atom or alkyl, and R<1> and R<2> are each independently an alkyl or substituted alkyl group, or R<1> and R<2> together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cyclic structure. Additionally, when R is a hydrogen atom, a dichloroketone can be conveniently formed through adjustment of reaction conditions.
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