This invention relates to a process for obtaining monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids from unsaturated carboxylic acids and/or their derivatives. The said process comprises an oxidative cleavage reaction of vicinal diols into which are fed at least some of the aqueous phase separated out at the end of the reaction itself and at least one base so that the pH of the aqueous solution at the start of the oxidative cleavage reaction is between 4 and 7.

This invention relates to a process for obtaining monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids from unsaturated carboxylic acids and/or their derivatives. The said process comprises an oxidative cleavage reaction of vicinal diols into which are fed at least some of the aqueous phase separated out at the end of the reaction itself and at least one base so that the pH of the aqueous solution at the start of the oxidative cleavage reaction is between 4 and 7.

Methods for the production of 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate (2,4-DHB) from erythrose and other four-carbon sugars are disclosed. The improved methods facilitate the production of 2,4-DHB that is a precursor for biorenewable and animal nutrition chemicals among others.

Methods for the production of 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate (2,4-DHB) from erythrose and other four-carbon sugars are disclosed. The improved methods facilitate the production of 2,4-DHB that is a precursor for biorenewable and animal nutrition chemicals among others.

Methods for the production of 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate (2,4-DHB) from erythrose and other four-carbon sugars are disclosed. The improved methods facilitate the production of 2,4-DHB that is a precursor for biorenewable and animal nutrition chemicals among others.

The present invention provides freebase and salt forms, and compositions and methods thereof, useful for treating various conditions in which aldehyde toxicity is implicated in the pathogenesis by the administration of small molecule therapeutics acting as a scavenger for toxic aldehydes.

Efficient methods of producing L-threonic acid from L-xylonic acid are disclosed.

Efficient methods of producing L-threonic acid from L-xylonic acid are disclosed.

This invention relates to a process for obtaining monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids from unsaturated carboxylic acids and/or their derivatives. The said process comprises an oxidative cleavage reaction of vicinal diols into which are fed at least some of the aqueous phase separated out at the end of the reaction itself and at least one base so that the pH of the aqueous solution at the start of the oxidative cleavage reaction is between 4 and 7.

This invention relates to a process for obtaining monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids from unsaturated carboxylic acids and/or their derivatives. The said process comprises an oxidative cleavage reaction of vicinal diols into which are fed at least some of the aqueous phase separated out at the end of the reaction itself and at least one base so that the pH of the aqueous solution at the start of the oxidative cleavage reaction is between 4 and 7.