PROCESS FOR PREPARING METHIONINE

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 22 November 2018 (22.11.2018) WIPO I PCT D IV ono o onno oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/210615 Al (51) International Patent Classification: C07C 319/28 (2006.01) CO7C 323/58 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: Published: - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) PCT/EP2018/061799 (22) International Filing Date: 08 May 2018 (08.05.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 17171060.1 15 May 2017 (15.05.2017) EP 17182515.1 21 July 2017 (21.07.2017) EP (71) Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH [DE/DE]; Rellinghauser StraBe 1-11, 45128 Essen (DE). (72) Inventors: BERNHARDT, Sebastian; Willigisstrasse 9, 63739 Aschaffenburg (DE). KORFER, Martin; Main- straBe 20, 63796 Kahl (DE). REICHERT, Stefan; Robert- Koch-Allee 26, 60438 Frankfurt (DE). HASSELBACH, Hans Joachim; Deutschordenstr. 6, 63571 Gelnhausen (DE). DRAPAL, Bernd; Danziger Platz 1, 63755 Alzenau (DE). PETER, Rainer; Frankenstr. 5a, 63829 Krom- bach (DE). KAISER, Christian; Walburgstr. 3, 63857 Waldaschaff (DE). HARTONO, Benny; 11 Balmeg Hill #04-21, Singapur 119916 (SG). JAKOB, Harald; Meer- holzer StraBe 1, 63594 Hasselroth (DE). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, 1-1 TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 1-1 O 1-1 el (54) Title: PROCESS FOR PREPARING METHIONINE (57) : The present invention