| abstract |
A process for the preparation of halobenzoic acids, comprising the step of reacting a halonitrobenzene with a pyridinium salt to form an intermediate of formula (I), wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, -CN, -COOR' and -COR' where R' is alkyl or aryl; X is chloro or fluoro; Y is hydrogen, chloro or fluoro; and Z is chloro, bromo or iodo. |