(4-amino-2-hydroxyphenyl-1-oxoisoindolenines, preparation thereof and hydrolysis thereof to 2-(4-amino-2-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoic acids

Abstract

Isoindolenines of the general formula (I) ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, unsubstituted or chlorine-, hydroxylphenyl- or cyano-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl or unsubstituted or chlorine- or methyl-substituted phenyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or chlorine-, hydroxyl-, phenyl- or cyano-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, or is morpholino, pyrrolidino or piperidino, and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl and the benzene ring A may be substituted by from 1 to 4 chlorines, 1 or 2 C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyls or 1 nitro, are obtained by condensing 3-aminophenols of the formula (II) ##STR2## with 3-amino-1-oxoisoindolenines of the general formula (III) ##STR3## in the presence of acids, and are hydrolyzible in very good yields into benzoylbenzoic acids (IV) ##STR4## which are very difficult, if not impossible, to prepare by prior art methods.

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