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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marvin M Crutchfield, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Liou-Liang Horng, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Robert G Schultz, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562583 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed herein improved processes for the preparation of ether carboxylates by reacting in an alkaline reaction medium the salts of maleic acid and a carboxylic or polycarboxylic acid having a reactive hydroxyl group on a non-carbonyl carbon atom in the presence of a calcium ion catalyst wherein unreacted acid salts are recovered from the reaction medium by lowering the pH of the reaction medium to a range of from about 4 to about 6. The precipitated salts are recycled to the synthesis reaction to prepare additional amounts of product.