Disclosed are processes and intermediates for the preparation of compound (X), which is currently being investigated for the treatment of prostate cancer.

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The disclosure provides a synthesis method of 2,4,6-trifluorobenzylamine, belonging to the technical field of chemical synthesis. The synthesis method is characterized by comprising the following steps: (1) allowing pentachlorobenzonitrile as a raw material to undergo fluoridation reaction with a fluoridation agent based on 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile as a solvent to obtain 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile; (2) hydrogenating the obtained 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile with hydrogen in the presence of organic carboxylic acid, based, on palladium carbon as a catalyst to obtain 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzylamine; and (3) hydrogenating the obtained 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzylamine with hydrogen in a solvent in the presence of a catalyst to obtain 2,4,6-trifluorobenzylamine. The synthesis method has the advantages of low raw material cost, short reaction steps, high reaction yield, good product purity simple operation and the like, and is suitable for industrial production.

Disclosed are processes and intermediates for the preparation of compound (X), which is currently being investigated for the treatment of prostate cancer. ##STR00001##

Condensation of fluoro-substituted and silyl-substituted monomers provides polymers suitable for use, e.g., as engineering polymers. A monomer composition is condensed in the presence of a bifluoride or poly(hydrogen fluoride) fluoride salt. The monomer composition contains a compound of formula F-X-F and a compound of formula (R.sup.1).sub.3SiZSi(R.sup.1).sub.3, and forms an alternating X-Z polymer chain and a silyl fluoride byproduct. X has the formula -A(-R.sup.2-A)n-; each A is SO.sub.2, C(O), or Het; R.sup.2 is an organic moiety; n is 0 or 1; Het is an aromatic nitrogen heterocycle; Z has the formula -L-R.sup.3-L-; each L is O, S, or N(R.sup.4); and each R.sup.3 is an organic moiety, and R.sup.4 comprises H or an organic moiety.

The disclosure provides a synthesis method of 2,4,6-trifluorobenzylamine, belonging to the technical field of chemical synthesis. The synthesis method is characterized by comprising the following steps: (1) allowing pentachlorobenzonitrile as a raw material to undergo fluoridation reaction with a fluoridation agent based on 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile as a solvent to obtain 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile; (2) hydrogenating the obtained 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile with hydrogen in the presence of organic carboxylic acid, based, on palladium carbon as a catalyst to obtain 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzylamine; and (3) hydrogenating the obtained 2,4,6-trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzylamine with hydrogen in a solvent in the presence of a catalyst to obtain 2,4,6-trifluorobenzylamine. The synthesis method has the advantages of low raw material cost, short reaction steps, high reaction yield, good product purity simple operation and the like, and is suitable for industrial production.

Disclosed is a method for preparing propylene glycol phenyl ether, comprising carrying out a polymerization reaction of phenol and a propylene oxide in the presence of a quaternary phosphonium salt compound as a catalyst. Preferably, the method comprises mixing phenol and a quaternary phosphonium salt compound, and then adding propylene oxide under oxygen-free conditions, wherein the phenol is polymerized with the propylene oxide to produce the propylene glycol phenyl ether. The propylene glycol phenyl ether thus prepared has few impurities and contains no metal ions, such as potassium and sodium, and does not require subsequent operations to remove metal ions and perform rectification separation, thereby reducing the costs and allowing same to be directly applied to high-standard industrial production.

An RMA crosslinkable composition having at least one crosslinkable component including reactive components A and B each including at least 2 reactive groups, the at least 2 reactive groups of component A being acidic protons (CH) in activated methylene or methine groups and the at least 2 reactive groups of component B are activated unsaturated groups (CC) and a base catalyst (C) which reactive components A and B crosslink by Real Michael Addition (RMA) reaction under action of the base catalyst, characterised in that the at least one crosslinkable component including reactive components A and B in the composition have a total hydroxy number of less than 60, preferably less than 40 and more preferably less than 20 mg KOH/g solids. Further, specific resins A and B having a low hydroxy number for use in RMA cross-linkable compositions and a process for the manufacture thereof.

Disclosed herein are methods of producing E-CF.sub.3CHCHCF.sub.3 in a liquid phase. Also disclosed are methods of preparing CF.sub.3CH.sub.2CHClCF.sub.3 and CF.sub.3CHClCH.sub.2CCl.sub.3.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing polycarbonate comprising copolymerizing an epoxy compound and carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) in the presence of a catalytic system comprising: at least one catalyst selected from complexes of a transition metal; at least one co-catalyst selected from ionic compounds, as well as to a catalytic system comprising: at least one catalyst selected from complexes of a transition metal; at least one co-catalyst selected from ionic compounds.

The present invention provides a catalyst system for producing cyclic carbonates from carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) and epoxide-based compounds comprising: a pre-catalyst; and a co-catalyst wherein said pre catalyst is BiCl.sub.3 and said co-catalyst is selected from tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (TBAB), tetra-n-butylammonium iodide (TBAI), tetra-n-butylphosphonium bromide (PBu.sub.4Br), tetra-n-butylphosphonium iodide (PBu.sub.4I) or mixtures thereof.