Global Patent Index - EP 2403821 A2

EP 2403821 A2 20120111 - METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALKYL LEVULINATES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALKYL LEVULINATES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ALKYLLEVULINATEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION DE LÉVULINATES D'ALKYLE

Publication

EP 2403821 A2 20120111 (EN)

Application

EP 10707197 A 20100305

Priority

  • US 2010026358 W 20100305
  • US 15774609 P 20090305

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010102203A2] A process for the conversion of furfuryl alcohol into levulinate esters in a single step reaction comprising addition of the product levulinate ester to the reaction mixture of an alkanol and furfuryl alcohol in the presence of a strong protic acid catalyst, wherein high yield of the levulinate ester is accompanied by low amounts of tarry residue that do not precipitate or solidify in the reaction mixture.

IPC 8 full level

C07C 51/00 (2006.01); C07C 59/185 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C07C 67/00 (2013.01); Y02P 20/582 (2015.11)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010102203A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010102203 A2 20100910; WO 2010102203 A3 20101028; CN 102405205 A 20120404; EP 2403821 A2 20120111

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010026358 W 20100305; CN 201080017224 A 20100305; EP 10707197 A 20100305