Process of preparing .omega.-hydroxy acids
US5502226A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C59/66
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A new synthesis of .omega.-hydroxy acids, which employs commercially available starting materials and lowers the cost of production. The process involves coupling a fatty acyl group by enamine chemistry, followed by a ring expansion and selective reduction of ketoacid.
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