Method of making isoidide
AssigneeStichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek
InventorsErik Hagberg, Kevin Martin, Jerome Le Notre, Daniel Stephan van Es, Jacobus van Haveren, Jan van EE
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process for the preparation of isoidide from isosorbide. An aqueous solution of isosorbide is subjected to epimerization in the presence of hydrogen under the influence of a catalyst comprising ruthenium on a support, preferably a carbon support. The process of the invention can be conducted using a relatively low hydrogen pressure, and leads to a desired distribution of epimers, favoring isoidide over isomannide and isosorbide.
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A process for the preparation of a thermodynamic equilibrium concentration of isoidide from isosorbide, comprising subjecting an aqueous solution of isosorbide to epimerization in the presence of hydrogen under the influence of a catalyst comprising ruthenium on a support, at a starting pH of above 7, for a sufficient time and under other conditions suitable for obtaining a thermodynamic equilibrium condition.
A process for the preparation of a thermodynamic equilibrium concentration of isoidide from isosorbide, comprising subjecting an aqueous solution of isosorbide to epimerization in the presence of hydrogen under the influence of a catalyst comprising ruthenium on a carbon support, for a sufficient time and under other conditions suitable for obtaining a thermodynamic equilibrium condition.
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