Process for the preparation of riboflavin

US4355158A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Rudolf Wolf · Adrian, US
• Fritz Reiff · Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE
• Rolf Wittmann
• Jurgen Butzke · Dieburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 1980
• Grant date: Oct 19, 1982
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2000

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S435/823
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process is provided for preparing riboflavin from D-glucose in good yield and under efficient conditions.