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US 7,598,373 B2Granted
Process for the production of 2-C-methyl-D-ribonolactone
AssigneeIdenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsRichard Storer, Adel M. Moussa, Narayan Chaudhuri, Frank Waligora
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved process for preparing 2-C-methyl-D-ribonolactone.
Claims30
A process for preparing 2-C-methyl-D-ribonolactone comprising:
- adding CaO to a solution of D-fructose at a molar ratio of CaO to D-fructose of from about 5 to 1 to about 1.8 to 1, wherein the reaction temperature is from about 23° C. to about 40° C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.