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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tadamitsu Kiyoura, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562527 ; 562577 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid by the oxidation of L-sorbose with an oxygen-containing gas in water used as the solvent, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of a specific catalyst, preferably with the pH of the reaction fluid kept within the range of 6 to 10. The catalyst contains platinum and/or palladium, as well as lead or bismuth. 2-Keto-L-gulonic acid is a compound which is useful as a precursor of vitamin C.