METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GLYCERIC ACID

• Main Authors: KINGMA, AREND, JOUKE, GROSCH, GEORG, HEINRICH, BOCHNITSCHEK, WERNER, NEUMANN, PETER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.12.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; APPARATUS THEREFOR; CHEMISTRY; GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Glyceric acid compounds of the formula (I)where R , R and R are independently hydrogen, C1-12-alkyl, C6-12-aryl, C7-13-alkaryl or C7-13-aralkyl andX is hydrogen, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal/2 or NH4,are prepared by saponification of glycidic acid compounds of the formula (II)where Y is...