Method for producing vitamin a acetate
The present invention relates to a process for preparing vitamin A acetate by reacting beta-vinylionol with triphenylphosphine in the presence of sulfuric acid in a solvent mixture consisting of 60 to 80% by weight methanol, 10 to 20% by weight water and 10 to 20% by weight aliphatic, cyclic or arom...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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10.01.2007
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Summary: | The present invention relates to a process for preparing vitamin A acetate by reacting beta-vinylionol with triphenylphosphine in the presence of sulfuric acid in a solvent mixture consisting of 60 to 80% by weight methanol, 10 to 20% by weight water and 10 to 20% by weight aliphatic, cyclic or aromatic hydrocarbons having 5 to 8 carbon atoms to give beta-ionylideneethyltriphenylphosphonium salts and subsequent Wittig reaction with 4-acetoxy-2-methylbut-2-enal. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: CN200480037627 |