Abstract: The present invention relates to a simplified method of producing .+-.2-azabicyclo?2.2.1!hept-5-en-3-one from cyclopentadiene and sulfocyanides by reacting cyclopentadiene with sulfonylcyanides without the use of organic solvents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 1997
Date of Patent:
December 8, 1998
Assignee:
Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Frank Romanowski, Kurt Vroman, Rudolf Vanheertum