| abstract |
A process for manufacturing a compound of formula (II), said process comprising a step of reacting a compound of formula (I) in the presence of a zeolite catalyst and a solvent, (I), (II) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently H, halo, C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 alkyloxy, C2-C12 alkenyl, C2-C12 alkenyloxy, C2-C12 alkynyl, C2-C12 alkynyloxy, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyloxy, C6-C10 aryl, C6-C10 aryloxy, C7-C10 aralkyl, C7-C10 alkylaryl or C4-C7 heteroaryl; and wherein the solvent is a halogen substituted aromatic compound. |