Process for preparing peroxycarboxylic acids using lipase in a non-aqueous medium
US5541092A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/40
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the preparation of a peroxycarboxylic acid of general formula (I), wherein R is an organic residue, in particular a linear or branched alkyled group, an aryl group or an alkyl aryl group each of which is optionally substituted with one or more groups, the process comprising treating a carboxylic acid of the general formula R--COOH, wherein R has the meaning indicated above, with hydrogen peroxide or a precursor thereof in the presence of an enzyme catalyst is described. The enzyme catalyst is preferably a hydrolase, such as a protease or a lipase. Also, a process for the oxidation of organic compounds with the peroxycarboxylic acids thus prepared is described.
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