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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
May. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfram Sirges, Düsseldorf, DE;
Claus Dreisbach, Köln, DE;
Assignee:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/9675 ; C07D 2/724 ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/9675 ; C07D 2/724 ; C07D / ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a novel process for preparing optically active trimethyllactic acid and/or its esters by catalytic hydrogenation of trimethylpyruvic acid and/or its esters in the presence of noble metal complex catalysts containing phosphorus ligands.