Process for the preparation of alkyl glycosides and alkyl oligoglycosides

US5227480A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Huels Aktiengesellschaft - PB15 · DE

Inventors

• Alfred Oberholz · Marl, DE
• John Kahsnitz · Haltern, DE
• Stefan Schmidt · Aalen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 1991
• Grant date: Jul 13, 1993
• Expiry date: Oct 18, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07H15/04
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Alkyl glycosides and alkyl oligoglycosides of low iodine color number can be prepared PA1 by acid-catalyzed condensation of saccharides in an aqueous solution with short-chain alcohols at elevated temperature in a counter-current reaction column.