摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/EP97/00728 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 4, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 4, 1998 PCT Filed Feb. 17, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/30020 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 21, 1997A process for preparing methyl 2-(2-methylphenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate (I) by formylation of methyl 2-methylphenylacetate (II) in an inert solvent in the presence of a base, and subsequent methylation of the enolate III formed where M+ is an alkali metal cation. |