Process for the preparation of limonene-4-ol

US10538470B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF AGRO B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Bernd Wolf · Niederkirchen, DE
• Michael Rack · Eppelheim, DE
• Stefan Benson · Bensheim, DE
• Helmut Kraus · Cologne, DE
• Roland Goetz · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Sukunath Narayanan · Chennai, IN
• Chidambaram Rishinaradamangalam · Hosur, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 22, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2020
• Expiry date: Apr 22, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C2601/16
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of limonene-4-ol by an epoxide ring opening isomerization of terpinolene epoxide.