Process for the manufacture of xylaric acid and uses thereof
US5731467A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C51/295
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Process for the manufacture of xylaric acid, characterized in that it consists of the oxidative degradation of 5-ketogluconic acid in alkaline medium using oxygen or a gas containing it. The xylaric acid obtained is of use as a calcium-chelating agent or as a component of polyhydroxypolyamides or as an intermediate in the synthesis of xylitol.
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