Process for the preparation of 3,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid and salts thereof
申请人:THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
公开号:EP0513430A1
公开(公告)日:1992-11-19
A process for the preparation of 3,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid (1) and salts thereof from a glucose source containing 1,4-linked glucose as a substituent is described. The process uses an alkali metal hdyroxide and hydrogen peroxide to convert the glucose source to (1). The compound (1) is useful as a chemical intermediate to naturally occurring fatty acids and is used to prepare 3,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid-gamma-lactone (2) and furanone (3), particularly stereoisomers of these compounds.