Process for preparing certain substituted caprolactams
The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing certain substituted caprolactam compounds which comprises acylating an aminocaprolactam compound with a lactone compound in the presence of a weak base and a polar, organic solvent, and hydrolyzing the resultant diamide compound in a mixture of solvents to obtain the desired caprolactam compound.
Novartis AG
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C07D
inventional
Wenming David Daqiang
Liu Xu