Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing o-chloromethyl benzoic acid chlorides of formula (I), in which R1 to R4 can be the same or different and represent hydrogen C1–C4 alkyl, halogen or trifluoromethyl, by reaction benzo condensed lactones of formula (II), in which R1 to R4 have the above-mentioned meaning, with thionyl chloride. The inventive method is characterized in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of catalytic quantities of a Lewis acid and in the presence of catalytic quantities of a phosphine derivative.

Abstract: A process for preparing o-chloromethylbenzoyl chlorides of the formula I, in which R1 to R4 can be identical or different and are hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, halogen or trifluoromethyl, by reacting benzo-fused lactones of the formula II, in which R1 to R4 are as defined above, with thionyl chloride, which comprises carrying out the reaction in the presence of catalytic amounts of boric acid, boric anhydride, borate, boronic acid or boronic acid esters and catalytic amounts of a quaternary ammonium salt is described.

Abstract: The invention relates to cycloalkyl derivatives, a process for their preparation and their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of trion-bis(oxime ether) derivatives of formula (I), wherein the substituents have the following meaning: R1, R3 represent unsubstituted, partially or totally halogenated C1-C6-alkyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl; R2, R4 represent C1-C4-alkyl or a methyl substituted by C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-alkinyl or phenyl and X represents oxygen or N—OH. The invention also relates to the intermediate products obtained with said method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing 1-substituted 5- and/or 3-hydroxypyrazoles of the formulae I and II in which R1 is C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl or C1-C4-alkoxy, where these groups may be substituted by halogen, C1-C4-alkoxy, phenoxy, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthiocarbonyl or by a cyclic ring system having 3-14 ring atoms, which comprises reacting an alkyl 3-alkoxyacrylate of the formula III in which R2, R3 independently of one another are C1-C6-alkyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl with a hydrazine of the formula IV in which R1 is as defined above a) at a pH of 6-11 to give 5-hydroxypyrazoles of the formula I or b) at a pH of 11-14 to give 3-hydroxypyrazoles of the formula II.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of 1-substituted 5-hydroxypyrazoles of formula (I) wherein R1 is C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl or C1-C4-alkoxy, whereby these groups can be substituted by halogen, C1-C4-alkoxy, phenoxy, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthiocarbonyl or a cyclic ring system with 3-14 ring atoms, by reacting a) an alkylvinylether of general formula (III) wherein R2 is C1-C6-alkyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl, with phosgene (IVa), “diphosgene” (IVb) or “triphosgene” (IVc) to form acid chlorides of formula (V), b) transforming said acid chlorides by eliminating hydrogen chloride into the corresponding 3-alkoxyacrylic acid chloride of formula (VI) and c) reacting said acid chloride with hydrazines of formula (VII) wherein R1 has the above cited meaning, to form 5-hydroxypyrazoles of formula (I).