Inventors:
Edwin L. Patmore - Fishkill NY
William R. Siegart - Poughkeepsie NY
Harry Chafetz - Poughkeepsie NY
Assignee:
Texaco Inc. - New York NY
International Classification:
C07C 5115
Abstract:
Method of carboxylating a compound of the group of R-C. tbd. CH, RCH. sub. 2 CN, indene, cyclopentadiene or fluorene, where R is hydrocarbyl, comprising contacting said compound with carbon dioxide under substantially anhydrous conditions in the presence of a base of the formula: ##SPC1## Where X is sodium or potassium, R. sup. 1 is hydrogen or alkyl and subsequently acidifying the resultant reaction product to form the carboxylated product.