The present invention relates to providing a novel glyceric acid ester which can be produced in a high yield and is expected to be applied as a synthetic intermediate, and a method of producing the same. In addition, the present invention relates to providing a novel glyceric acid ester which exhibits a high recovery in a water-washing step after the reaction and a small work load at the time of production, and is expected to be applied as a synthetic intermediate, and a method of producing the same. The present invention provides a method of producing a compound represented by the following formula (II), including a step of oxidatively esterifying a compound represented by the following formula (I):
wherein, in the formulae (I) and (II), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, or R1 and R2 are bonded to each other to form a divalent hydrocarbon group for constituting a ring structure, provided that the case where R1 and R2 are a methyl group at the same time is excluded.
本发明涉及提供一种新型
甘油酸酯,该
甘油酸酯可以高产率生产,有望用作合成中间体,本发明还涉及生产该
甘油酸酯的方法。此外,本发明还涉及提供一种新型
甘油酸酯,该
甘油酸酯在反应后的
水洗步骤中表现出较高的回收率,且生产时的工作量较小,有望用作合成中间体,以及生产该
甘油酸酯的方法。本发明提供了一种生产下式(II)代表的化合物的方法,包括氧化酯化下式(I)代表的化合物的步骤:
其中,在式(I)和(II)中,R1 和 R2 各自独立地代表氢原子或一价烃基,或 R1 和 R2 相互键合形成二价烃基,以构成环结构,但不包括 R1 和 R2 同时为甲基的情况。