Prodn. of alpha-keto acids from carbonyl cpds. - by reaction with new phosphonium salts and hydrogenolysis

    公开(公告)号:DE4112629A1

    公开(公告)日:1991-10-31

    申请号:DE4112629

    申请日:1991-04-18

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: Phosphonium salts of formula (I) are new, where Ar = phenyl opt. substd. by nonionic gps.; X = halogen. Prodn. of alpha-keto acids of formula (II) is effected by (a) reacting a carbonyl cpd. of formula (III) with (I) in an inert solvent in the presence of a base, and (b) removing the arylmethyl gps. from the resulting alpha,beta-unsatd. ester of formula (IV) by hydrogenolysis. R1 and R2 = H or organic gps., opt. forming a ring. USE - (II) include cpds. useful as intermediates for bacterial lipopolysaccharides (see DE4112630), amino acids or heterocyclic pharmaceuticals or plant protection agents.

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