A resist topcoat composition and a method of forming patterns using the resist topcoat composition. The resist topcoat composition includes an acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit represented by Chemical Formula M-1, and a second structural unit represented by Chemical Formula M-2; an acid compound; and a solvent

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A resist topcoat composition and a method of forming patterns using the resist topcoat composition. The resist topcoat composition includes an acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit represented by Chemical Formula M-1, and a second structural unit represented by Chemical Formula M-2; an acid compound; and a solvent

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The present invention provides processes for the preparation of 3, 5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-trans-stilbene or a salt or solvate thereof and novel intermediates used therein. In some embodiments the 3, 5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-trans-stilbene is prepared from (E)-2-chloro-2-isopropyl-5-styrylcyclohexane-1,3-dione. Also disclosed are crystal forms of 3, 5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-trans-stilbene or a salt or solvate thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of crisaborole of formula (I): ##STR00001##
by preparing intermediates of formulas (II) and (III): ##STR00002##

Oxidizing a first aromatic compound in the presence of a metal salt to yield a second aromatic compound includes combining the first aromatic compound, the metal salt, and water to yield an aqueous mixture, and heating the aqueous mixture at a temperature exceeding 200° C. to yield a reaction product that includes the second aromatic compound.

Oxidizing a first aromatic compound in the presence of a metal salt to yield a second aromatic compound includes combining the first aromatic compound, the metal salt, and water to yield an aqueous mixture, and heating the aqueous mixture at a temperature exceeding 200° C. to yield a reaction product that includes the second aromatic compound.

Oxidizing a first aromatic compound in the presence of a metal salt to yield a second aromatic compound includes combining the first aromatic compound, the metal salt, and water to yield an aqueous mixture, and heating the aqueous mixture at a temperature exceeding 200° C. to yield a reaction product that includes the second aromatic compound.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of crisaborole of formula (I):

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by preparing intermediates of formulas (II) and (III):

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The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of crisaborole of formula (I):

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by preparing intermediates of formulas (II) and (III):

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The present invention relates to a cresol preparation method, wherein DTE, a byproduct produced by the cresol preparation method, is separated and recycled to a reaction step, thereby inhibiting the production of DTE.

The cresol preparation method according to the present invention is a process in which a cresol is prepared by a reaction of halo-toluene and a basic aqueous solution, and the method comprises a step of separating DTE, a byproduct of the process, and re-feeding DTE to the reaction step of halo-toluene and the basic aqueous solution.