Patent classifications
C
C07
C07B
41/00
C07B41/14
C07B41/14
PREPARATION OF COMPOUNDS FROM LEVULINIC ACID
The present invention provides a method of making carboxylic acids from levulinic acid, such as succinic acid and 3-hydroxypropanoic acid, by reacting levulinic acid with an oxidant such as hydrogen peroxide under acidic or basic conditions.
PREPARATION OF COMPOUNDS FROM LEVULINIC ACID
The present invention provides a method of making carboxylic acids from levulinic acid, such as succinic acid and 3-hydroxypropanoic acid, by reacting levulinic acid with an oxidant such as hydrogen peroxide under acidic or basic conditions.