A method for preparing a β-amino phosphonic acid derivative includes: dissolving N-(arylvinyl)benzamide, dialkyl phosphite, manganese acetate, and potassium carbonate in a solvent and reacting at room temperature to obtain (2-benzamido-1-arylvinyl)dialkyl-phosphonate derivative; and hydrolyzing (2-benzamido-1-arylethyl) dialkylphosphonate derivative to obtain β-amino phosphonic acid derivative. The N-(arylvinyl) benzamide derivative is used as starting material. The raw materials are easy to obtain and are of many different types. A method of preparing β-aminophosphonic acid derivative includes: dissolving N-(arylvinyl)benzamide, dialkyl phosphite, manganese acetate and potassium carbonate in a solvent, reacting at room temperature to obtain (2-benzamide-1-arylvinyl) dialkyl phosphonate derivative, and then reducing and hydrolyzing the compound to obtain β-aminophosphonic acid derivative. The method of the invention has the advantages of short synthesis route, mild reaction conditions, simple reaction operation and post-treatment process, good yield, and is suitable for large-scale production.

Provided is a method for preparing a diol. In the method, a saccharide and hydrogen as raw materials are contacted with a catalyst in water to prepare the diol. The employed catalyst is a composite catalyst comprised of a main catalyst and a cocatalyst, wherein the main catalyst is a water-insoluble acid-resistant alloy; and the cocatalyst is a soluble tungstate and/or soluble tungsten compound. The method uses an acid-resistant, inexpensive and stable alloy needless of a support as a main catalyst, and can guarantee a high yield of the diol in the case where the production cost is relatively low.

Provided is a method for preparing a diol. In the method, a saccharide and hydrogen as raw materials are contacted with a catalyst in water to prepare the diol. The employed catalyst is a composite catalyst comprised of a main catalyst and a cocatalyst, wherein the main catalyst is a water-insoluble acid-resistant alloy; and the cocatalyst is a soluble tungstate and/or soluble tungsten compound. The method uses an acid-resistant, inexpensive and stable alloy needless of a support as a main catalyst, and can guarantee a high yield of the diol in the case where the production cost is relatively low.

Disclosed is an acid-resistant alloy catalyst comprising nickel, one or more rare earth elements, stannum and aluminum. The acid-resistant alloy catalyst is low-cost and stable, and does not need a carrier, and can be stably used in continuous industrial production, thus achieving a low production cost.

Disclosed is an acid-resistant alloy catalyst comprising nickel, one or more rare earth elements, stannum and aluminum. The acid-resistant alloy catalyst is low-cost and stable, and does not need a carrier, and can be stably used in continuous industrial production, thus achieving a low production cost.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing C.sub.3-C.sub.12 alcohols by catalytically hydrogenating the corresponding aldehydes at a temperature in the range of 50-250 C. and a pressure in the range of 5-150 bar in the presence of a supported activated Raney-type catalyst, characterized in that the support body is a metal foam and the metal is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel and copper and mixtures thereof.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing C.sub.3-C.sub.12 alcohols by catalytically hydrogenating the corresponding aldehydes at a temperature in the range of 50-250 C. and a pressure in the range of 5-150 bar in the presence of a supported activated Raney-type catalyst, characterized in that the support body is a metal foam and the metal is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel and copper and mixtures thereof.

The present invention relates to a scalable process for the making of elagolix, its salts and the process of intermediate compounds.

The present invention relates to a scalable process for the making of elagolix, its salts and the process of intermediate compounds.

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.