Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Mikhail Raykh

Van Au

Bijan Harichian

Michael I Hill

Jerry J Krupa

N-substituted aldonamides are synthesized by the reaction of alkylamines and aldonolactone. Commercially available sources of aldonolactones (e.g., lactobiono-1,5-lactone) include aldonic acid (e.g., lactobionic acid). The presence of the acid leads to the formation of an ammonium salt impurity. The ammonium salt formation during the synthesis of N-alkyl aldonamides was minimized by the addition of an external acid. External acids and, optionally, emulsifiers were utilized to substantially reduce or eliminate the formation of an ammonium salt and to obtain N-substituted aldonamides of high purity.

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Mikhail Raykh