Process for preparing optically active trimethyllactic acid and its esters

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.

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Hauptverfasser:	DREISBACH CLAUS, SIRGES WOLFRAM
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS APPARATUS THEREFOR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	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.