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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Chabardes, Lyon, FR;
Marc Julia, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Rhone-Poulenc S.A., Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2606 / ;
Abstract
Carotene compounds e.g. .beta.-carotene, are prepared by reacting a sulphone Ret--SO.sub.2 --R, in which Ret represents retinyl or substituted retinyl and R represents a hydrocarbon radical, in the presence of an alkaline reagent with an ester Ret-X, in which X represents an acid residue, and then desulphonating the product, for example with an alkaline reagent.