摘要 |
Process for the preparation of 2-benzoxazolone and derivatives by the reaction, in the liquid phase, at a temperature from 100 DEG to 500 DEG C. and a pressure from 20 to 500 bars, of an ortho-nitrophenol of the formula: <IMAGE> in which R represents a hydrogen or halogen atom, an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group OR' in which R' represents an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and carbon monoxide under pressure, characterized in that the process is carried out in the presence of a. a supported catalyst formed by the association of a noble metal of Group VIII and a second transition metal selected from Groups, Vb, VIb or VIII of the Periodic Classification, in the metallic or oxide form, and b. a nitrogenous heteroaromatic base; the process may be carried out in the presence of a solvent. |