| CPC C07D 239/47 (2013.01) [C07C 273/1863 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A process for preparing a compound having the formula (I):
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R is alkyl or alkylaryl;
each of X1, X2, X3, X4 and X5 is, independently, H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, alkyl carbonyl, hydroxyalkyl, ester, a halogen, —SH, —OH, —NH2, —NO2, —CN or CF3;
Y is O or S;
and Z is a halogen,
comprising reacting an alkyl-urea or thiourea of the formula RNH(C═Y) NH2 with a trialkyl orthoformate in the presence of a cyanoacyl derivative having the formula R′C(O)CH2CN, wherein R′ is OH, O—R″ or S—R″, wherein R″ is alkyl, or with a cyanoacetaldehyde dialkyl acetal, under conditions sufficient to obtain the compound of formula (III),
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