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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/966 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/966 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing a malonic acid monoester or &bgr;-ketoester from an epoxide includes the steps of reacting an epoxide with carbon monoxide and an alcohol in the presence of a catalytic amount of a cobalt compound and at least one promoter to produce a &bgr;-hydroxyester, separating the &bgr;-hydroxyester from the cobalt compound and the promoter, and oxidizing the &bgr;-hydroxyester to produce a malonic acid monoester or &bgr;-ketoester.