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US 4,048,202 AGranted
3-O-Alkanoylglyceric acids
AssigneeG. D. Searle & Co.
InventorsCharles I. Beck, Roger M. Layton
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Abstract
3-O-Alkanoylglyceric acids and their salts having antimicrobial properties are described herein. These compounds also have useful surfactant properties. The subject compounds can be prepared by reacting the appropriate acid chloride with glyceric acid.
Claims7
A compound of the formula ##STR5## wherein R is alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or alkenyl having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, and the corresponding non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.