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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Alvaro Orjuela, Bogata, CO;
Abraham Yanez-mckay, Okemos, MI (US);
Carl Lira, East Lansing, MI (US);
Dennis Miller, Okemos, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alvaro Orjuela, Bogata, CO;
Abraham Yanez-McKay, Okemos, MI (US);
Carl Lira, East Lansing, MI (US);
Dennis Miller, Okemos, MI (US);
Assignee:
Board of trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 69/66 (2006.01); C07C 69/40 (2006.01); C07C 69/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of producing an alkyl ester of a carboxylic acid is provided, the method comprising: adding an alkanol and a mineral acid to a carboxylic acid salt to provide a carboxylic acid/alkanol solution and a precipitated mineral acid salt; separating the mineral acid salt from the carboxylic acid/alkanol solution; esterifying the carboxylic acid; and isolating an alkyl ester of the carboxylic acid.