Hydrolysis of methyl esters
US4185027A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C51/09
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for hydrolyzing methyl esters having carboxylic acid moieties containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms involves reacting said esters with water in the presence of carboxylic acid and strong acid catalysts to produce acid corresponding to reactant ester and methanol and driving the reaction toward completion by removing the methanol.
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