# US 4,393,215 A · Cleavage of dialkoxyketoxime

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- Number: US 4,393,215 A
- Document ID: US4393215A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/280,754
- Filed: 1981-07-06
- Granted: 1983-07-12
- Earliest claimed: 1981-07-06
- Assignees: Allied Corporation
- Inventors: Milorad M. Rogic; Bryce C. Oxenrider
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4393215A

## CPC

- C07C 259/02: with replacement of the other oxygen atom of the carboxyl group by halogen atoms
- C07C: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

## Abstract

Dialkoxyketoximes such as dimethoxycyclohexanone cleave with halogen and water under basic conditions to yield a series of products having an ester functionality and another functionality which is oximohalide, nitrile oxide or furoxan, depending upon the base strength and/or work-up conditions. Each of those products can be further reacted with sulfur dioxide to produce an adduct, from which an isocyanate is derived. Both the adduct and the isocyanate retain the ester functionality.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process of cleaving a dialkoxyketoxime which comprises reacting in the liquid phase a dialkoxyketoxime of the formula: ##STR13## wherein Y and Z are each independently linear or branched alkyl and R and R' are each independently linear or branched alkyl or are together --(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- where n is an integer from 3 to 10, with a halogen selected from elemental chlorine and elemental bromine in the presence of a base and at least an equimolar amount of water under conditions forming a product selected from the group consisting of an oximinohalide of the formula: ##STR14## where R, R' and Z' are as defined above and X is Cl or Br; a nitrile oxide of the formula: ##STR15## a furoxan of the formula: ##STR16## and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1 wherein said base has a base strength no greater than that of pyridine and the predominant product is said oximinohalide.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

The process of claim 1 or 2 wherein R and R' are together --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The process of claim 3 wherein n is 4.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The process of claim 2 wherein said base is disodium hydrogen phosphate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1 wherein said halogen is elemental chlorine.