The present invention relates to a process for preparing Lomitapide or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having high purity with acceptable levels of impurities.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing Lomitapide or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having high purity with acceptable levels of impurities.

Provided are: a method for producing fluorenylidene diallylphenols represented by formula (1), the method including a reaction step for reacting fluorenones represented by formula (2) and allylphenols represented by formula (3) in the presence of an acid catalyst, excluding compounds having mercapto groups, the amount of acid catalyst being 0.001-20 mol per mol of compound represented by formula (2); and fluorenylidene diallylphenols represented by formula (4).

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Provided are: a method for producing fluorenylidene diallylphenols represented by formula (1), the method including a reaction step for reacting fluorenones represented by formula (2) and allylphenols represented by formula (3) in the presence of an acid catalyst, excluding compounds having mercapto groups, the amount of acid catalyst being 0.001-20 mol per mol of compound represented by formula (2); and fluorenylidene diallylphenols represented by formula (4).

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The present disclosure relates, in general, to 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicyaldehyde compounds, processes for preparing 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, processes for preparing 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicyaldehyde compounds, processes for preparing 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, and processes that employ such compounds as intermediates in the preparation of the herbicide dicamba.

The present disclosure relates, in general, to 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicyaldehyde compounds, processes for preparing 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, processes for preparing 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicyaldehyde compounds, processes for preparing 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, and processes that employ such compounds as intermediates in the preparation of the herbicide dicamba.

The present disclosure relates, in general, to 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicyaldehyde compounds, processes for preparing 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, processes for preparing 5-halo-3,6-dichlorosalicyaldehyde compounds, processes for preparing 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid compounds, and processes that employ such compounds as intermediates in the preparation of the herbicide dicamba.

Alkoxylated hydroxycarboxylic acids are provided herein, as well as uses thereof and a process for production thereof.

Alkoxylated hydroxycarboxylic acids are provided herein, as well as uses thereof and a process for production thereof.

The present invention provides a method of making carboxylic acids from levulinic acid, such as succinic acid and 3-hydroxypropanoic acid, by reacting levulinic acid with an oxidant such as hydrogen peroxide under acidic or basic conditions.