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Process for producing retinol and intermediate compounds for producing the same

US6660888B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2001
Grant dateDec 9, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/55
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There are disclosed a disulfone compound of formula (1): wherein Ar denotes an aryl group that may have a substituent, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a protective group of a hydroxyl group and the wavy line means that the disulfone compound is an E or Z geometrical isomer or a mixture thereof,a method for producing the same,intermediate compounds therefore anda process for producing retinol through the disulfone compound.

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