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US 4,399,302 AGranted
4-Methylmercapto-2-acetoxy-butyraldehyde
AssigneeDegussa AG
InventorsKleemann, Axel, Rudolf Fahnenstich, Marc Samson
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Abstract
The invention is directed to 4-methylmercapto-2-cacetoxy-butyraldehyde of the formula ##STR1## and a process for its production by hydroformylating 3-methylmercapto-1-acetoxy-propene-1 of the formula ##STR2## 4-methylmercapto-2-acetoxy-butyraldehyde can be used as an intermediate product for the production of 4-methylmercapto-2-hydroxy-butyric acid, the hydroxy analogue of methionine.
Claims1
4-methylmercapto-2-acetoxy-butyraldehyde of the formula ##STR5##
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