Process for preparing phenyl esters of substituted acids

Reference Number: N 03-07

Inventors: Bellis, Harold E.; Dumas, Donald J.; Sonnichsen, George C.; Subramanyam, Vinayakam

Owner: NISTAC

USPTO Link: 4985180

Invention Summary

Phenyl esters of substituted acids are prepared by a two-step process in which a phenol derivative is first treated with an acid halide to yield a phenyl ester intermediate, and the intermediate is reacted with an appropriate nucleophile.