Production of 5-membered and 6-membered cyclic esters of polyols

US8937192B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8937192-B2
Application numberUS-201313894724-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 15, 2013
Priority dateMay 28, 2008
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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Described herein are improved methods for the preparation of 5- and 6-membered cyclic mono and diesters of sugar alcohols and anhydrosugar alcohols by reaction with an organic acid RCOOH over a solid acidic substrate. The process is adaptable to a continuous process for simultaneously making and separating the cyclic esters from the sugar alcohols and anhydrosugar alcohols under mild conditions using the solid acid substrate as both the catalyst and a chromatographic bed for separation. The reactions are performed at mild temperatures of 70° C. to 100° C. and the formation of the cyclic esters is nearly quantitative. Also described is a method for making 5- and 6-membered cyclic mono and diesters of sugar alcohols and anhydrosugar alcohols using microwave irradiation in the presence of the organic acid.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of preparing cyclic esters from 5 or 6 carbon compounds comprising, contacting a column bed containing a solid acid catalyst with at least one starting 5 or 6 carbon compound sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of arabinitol, ribitol, sorbitol, mannitol, isomannide, galactitol, iditol and xylitol and with an organic acid in a single step reaction under a single set of reaction conditions at a temperature of 70° C. to 100° C. for a…

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What does patent US8937192B2 cover?
Described herein are improved methods for the preparation of 5- and 6-membered cyclic mono and diesters of sugar alcohols and anhydrosugar alcohols by reaction with an organic acid RCOOH over a solid acidic substrate. The process is adaptable to a continuous process for simultaneously making and separating the cyclic esters from the sugar alcohols and anhydrosugar alcohols under mild conditions…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Howard Stephen, Sanborn Alexandra, Archer Daniels Midland Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C07D493/04. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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