[EN] PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 1,3-BUTANEDIOL AND FOR OPTIONALLY FURTHER PRODUCING (R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYL (R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE 1,3-BUTANEDIOL ET DE PRODUCTION FACULTATIVE SUPPLÉMENTAIRE DE (R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYL (R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE
申请人:ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
公开号:WO2017119986A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-13
A process is described for producing 1,3-butanediol, wherein an ester of poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate such as formed by transesterification with an alcohol is reduced by hydrogenation in the presence of a skeletal copper-based catalyst to provide 1,3-butanediol. The 1,3-butanediol may be transesterified by reaction with additional poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate ester to produce (R)-3-hydroxybutyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate.
本文描述了一种制备1,3-丁二醇的过程,其中通过与醇发生转酯化反应形成的聚(R)-3-羟基丁酸酯经过氢化反应,在骨架铜基催化剂的存在下生成1,3-丁二醇。1,3-丁二醇可以通过与额外的聚(R)-3-羟基丁酸酯反应进行转酯化,从而产生(R)-3-羟基丁酸(R)-3-羟基丁酯。