Process for the production of 1,2-diacetoxy esters
US5663422A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/582
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the preparation of a 1,2-diacetoxy ester comprises acetylation of an epoxide with an acetic anhydride in the presence of a quaternary phosphonium acetate catalyst or its complex with acetic acid.
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