A process for the production of o-hydroxy-acetophenone derivatives of formula (I) comprises the Fries rearrangement of p-alkyl-phenol esters of formula (II) in presence of acidic, chlorine-free catalysts selected from (a) pure or metal-doped montmorillonite or (b) compounds of formula R3-(SO3H)m (III); (where R1 = 1-4C alkyl; R2 = 7-13C alkyl in the para position to the hydroxyl group; R3 = aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbyl or a poly-organosiloxane residue; m = 1 or more).
申请公布号
DE19736905(C1)
申请公布日期
1998.11.19
申请号
DE19971036905
申请日期
1997.08.25
申请人
HENKEL KGAA, 40589 DUESSELDORF, DE
发明人
BEHR, ARNO, PROF. DR., 44263 DORTMUND, DE;RITTER, WOLFGANG, DR., 42781 HAAN, DE;KRAUSE, WERNER, 40627 DUESSELDORF, DE