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US 2026/0209197 A1Published application
Continuous method for producing lactones
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsAlexander Khechfe, Lucas Allen, Yurly Roman
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods of producing an α,β-unsaturated lactone from combining a lactone and a carbonyl compound in a reactor with a metal oxide catalyst.
Claims20
A method of producing an α,β-unsaturated lactone, comprising:
- i. providing a reactor containing a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a metal oxide catalyst;
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- ii. contacting the catalyst with a lactone and a carbonyl compound in the reactor, thereby producing the α,β-unsaturated lactone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.