Hoechst Celanese Corporation

G.d. Searle & Company

John R Durrwachter

Graham N Mott

Chi-Huey Wong

Richard L Pederson

Werner H Mueller

Mohammad Aslam

Michael Meier

Charlet R Lindley

Humberto Ramos, Jr

Olan S Fruchey

Substituted phenethanol ethers are prepared in useful yields by the etherification of corresponding substituted phenethyl alcohols with aliphatic primary alcohols. The etherification is carried out by reacting a substituted phenethyl alcohol with an aliphatic primary alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst at a temperature of at least about 75.degree. C.

Process for preparing phenethanol ethers

The present invention relates to aldolase catalyzed stereo-selective synthesis of sugars and compositions of matter comprising arabinohexulose, xyloheptulose, threohexulose, and xylohexulose.

Aldolase catalyzed stereoselective synthesis of arabinohexulose,

A process for the preparation of .alpha.-chloro-.alpha.-oximino-4-hydroxyacetophenone by reacting nitrosyl chloride with a mixture of 4-hydroxyacetophenone and a strong acid catalyst such as hydrogen chloride is disclosed. The nitrosyl chloride is introduced as a gas into the reactor to contact 4-hydroxyacetophenone and said acid catalyst dissolved in a solvent therein.

Process for preparing

A method for preparing optically pure N-containing sugars is disclosed wherein an optically impure chiral aldehyde acceptor is enzymatically condensed with dihydroxyacetone phosphate or dihydroxyacetone with a catalytic amount of inorganic arsenate in the presence of an aldolase to form an N-containing sugar.

Fructose 1,6-diphosphate aldolase catalyzed steroselective synthesis of

Substituted phenethanol ethers are prepared by the catalytic reduction of corresponding substituted phenylglyoxal acetals. The catalytic reduction is carried out by reacting a substituted phenylglyoxal acetal with hydrogen in the presence of an acid catalyst and a metal catalyst. Certain substituted phenylglyoxal acetals, and more particularly, 4-hydroxyphenylglyoxal dialkyl acetals are prepared by reacting 4-hydroxyacetophenone with a primary or a secondary alkyl alcohol in the presence of a hydrogen ion (H+) source and a nitrosonium ion (NO+) source.

Process for preparing phenethanol ethers by the reduction of

The present invention provides a method for producing a hydroxyaromatic ketoacetal from a hydroxyaromatic methylketone. The invention further provides a method for producing a hydroxyaromatic ketoaldehyde from a hydroxyaromatic ketoacetal. The hydroxyaromatic ketoaldehyde can be further reacted to form a hydantoin, which hydantoin can be hydrolyzed to produce a hydroxyphenylglycine.

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