Appeal No. 2004-1590 Application No. 10/009,699 Appendix Claim 11 11. A process for the preparation of 2-halo-6-nitrobenzoic acids of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, and R3, independently of one another, are hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, nitro, or carboxyl, and Hal is fluorine, chlorine, or bromine, comprising heating a 2-halo-6-nitrobenzyl alcohol, ester, or ether of formula (II) or a mixture thereof, wherein R1, R2, and R3, and Hal have the meanings given above for formula (I), and -7-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007