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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1980
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568347 ; 568348 ; 568363 ; 568364 ;
Abstract
Process for the manufacture of canthaxanthin by oxidizing .beta.-carotene, retro-dehydro-carotene or echinenone with a salt of chloric or bromic acid in the presence of a catalyst and of an inert diluent or solvent.