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Process for making activated aldarate esters, ester/lactones and lactones

US5312967A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1992
Grant dateMay 17, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D493/04
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A single step process for converting aldaric acid salts to activated aldarates utilizing a lower alkanol as both solvent and esterifying agent is described. The activated aldarates are particularly useful as monomers for polymerizations with primary diamines in which the nitrogen atoms are bound to aliphatic carbon atoms to form poly(aldaramides).

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