Process for producing retinol and intermediate compounds for producing the same
US6660888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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