Preparation of laevulinic acid
AssigneeSociete Francaise d'Organo-Synthese
InventorsBernard Capai, Guy Lartigau
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Abstract
Essentially pure and colorless laevulinic acid is produced by heating and ring-opening furfuryl alcohol in the presence of water and a strong non-oxidizing protonic acid, and which includes establishing a reaction medium containing water, the strong protonic acid and a reaction solvent amount of laevulinic acid, and progressively introducing the furfuryl alcohol into such reaction medium.
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A process for the preparation of laevulinic acid, including heating furfuryl alcohol in the presence of water and a strong non-oxidizing protonic acid, and comprising establishing a reaction medium containing water, said strong protonic acid and a reaction solvent amount of laevulinic acid, and progressively introducing said furfuryl alcohol into such reaction medium.
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