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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshikazu Shima, Niigata, JP;
Takafumi Abe, Niigata, JP;
Hirofumi Higuchi, Niigata, JP;
Koichi Kida, Tsukuba, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562579 ; 562599 ;
Abstract
A process for producing an .alpha.-hydroxyisobutyric acid which comprises hydrolyzing .alpha.-hydroxyisobutyric acid ester in the presence of an organic sulfonic acid catalyst, using an .alpha.-hydroxyisobutyric acid ester as the starting material. According to said process, .alpha.-hydroxyisobutyric acid can be efficiently produced.