Appeal No. 2006-2428 Page 5
Application No. 10/362,500
with the other claims. See the Appeal Brief, at pages 5, 6, 9 and 10. Claim 1 reads as
follows:
1. A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula
and, where appropriate, an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers and/or a
tautomer thereof, in each case in free form or in salt form, wherein
Q is CH or N;
Y is NO2 or CN;
Z is CHR3, O, NR3 or S;
R1 and R2 either are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C8 alkyl
which is unsubstituted or substituted by R4 or together are an alkylene bridge having
two or three carbon atoms which optionally contains a hetero atom selected from the
group consisting of NR5, O and S,
R3 is H or C1-C12 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by R4,
R4 is unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl, and
R5 is H or C1-C12 alkyl; wherein
a) a compound of formula
wherein X is a leaving group, is reacted with chlorine to form a compound of
formula
or, where appropriate, a tautomer thereof, in each case in free form or in salt
form; and
(b) the compound of formula (III) thereby obtained is reacted with a compound of
formula
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