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Process for preparing 3-hydroxy 2-keto acids

US4973747A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 1989
Grant dateNov 27, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C51/31
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process has now been discovered by which an intermediate in preparation of antibiotics ##STR1## may be directly derived from the substrate ##STR2## by treatment with aqueous solutions of MHCO.sub.3 and MOH, wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkyl, substituted alkenyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl, or substituted aryl; PA1 M is alkali metal (such as Na, Li, or K); and PA1 X is halogen.

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