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3-Isochromanone is prepared by partially chlorinating o-tolylacetic acid with sulphuryl chloride or chlorine gas in an inert organic solvent in the presence of a free radical initiator. The 2-chloromethylphenylacetic acid first obtained is converted to 3-isochromanone by treatment with a base and se...

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Hauptverfasser:	BENNIE COLIN J, JONES RAYMOND V.H, WHITTON ALAN J, BUGNON PASCAL, RITCHIE DAVID J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS THEREFOR CHEMISTRY GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES SEPARATION TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	3-Isochromanone is prepared by partially chlorinating o-tolylacetic acid with sulphuryl chloride or chlorine gas in an inert organic solvent in the presence of a free radical initiator. The 2-chloromethylphenylacetic acid first obtained is converted to 3-isochromanone by treatment with a base and separated from unreacted o-tolylacetic acid, which is in the form of a salt, by a phase separation technique. The separated o-tolylacetic acid salt is converted to o-tolylacetic acid by controlled acidification and the o-tolylacetic acid is extracted for re-use. The invention reduces the formation of unwanted, over-chlorinated by-products and leads to a more efficient process.