Appeal No. 94-1868
Application 07/864,385
reacting, in the presence of water, a butadiene
derivative of the formula:
wherein R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms
with a $-keto ester; and
causing the product of said reaction to undergo
decarbalkoxylation in the presence of water without adding an
additional component selected from the group consisting of a
solvent and a decarbalkoxylating agent, wherein said reaction
step and said decarbalkoxylation are carried out in the same
reaction zone.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner are:
Celli 4,092,362 May 30, 1978
Morel 4,621,165 Nov. 4, 1986
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 USC § 103 over
Morel in view of Celli.
We reverse.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a process for
preparing terpenic ketones. These compounds are known precursors
in the synthesis of vitamins A and E and are usable in perfumes.
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