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Isolation of sapogenins

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1952-12-02
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Granted: 1955-10-04
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Expires: 1972-12-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Monroe E Wall

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 05:32
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07J; C07J9/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
A PROCESS FOR PURIFYING A CRUDE STEROIDAL SAPOGENIN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SARSASAPOGENIN, HECOGENIN, MANOGENIN AMD MIXTURES THEREOF, COMPRISING ACETYLATING THE CRUDE STEROIDAL SAPOGENIN BY BOILING IT AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WITH A SUBSTANTIAL EXCESS OF ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, EXTRACTING THE RESULTING SAPOGENIN ACETATE FROM THE EXCESS ACETIC ANHYDRIDE AND IMPURITIES PRESENT THEREIN BY CONTACTING THE ACETYLATION REACTION MIXTURE WITH A LIQUID HYDROCARBON SOLVENT WHICH IS A SOLVENT FOR THE SAPOGENIN ACETATE, WHICH IS IMMISCIBLE WITH THE ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, AND WHICH CONSISTS OF AT LEAST ABOUT 80% OF ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING 5 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS AND NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 20% OF AN AROMATIC HYDROCARBON SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BENZENE AND TOLUENE, AND SEPARATING THE SAPOGENIN ACETATE FROM SAID SOLVENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
A PROCESS FOR PURIFYING A CRUDE STEROIDAL SAPOGENIN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SARSASAPOGENIN, HECOGENIN, MANOGENIN AMD MIXTURES THEREOF, COMPRISING ACETYLATING THE CRUDE STEROIDAL SAPOGENIN BY BOILING IT AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WITH A SUBSTANTIAL EXCESS OF ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, EXTRACTING THE RESULTING SAPOGENIN ACETATE FROM THE EXCESS ACETIC ANHYDRIDE AND IMPURITIES PRESENT THEREIN BY CONTACTING THE ACETYLATION REACTION MIXTURE WITH A LIQUID HYDROCARBON SOLVENT WHICH IS A SOLVENT FOR THE SAPOGENIN ACETATE, WHICH IS IMMISCIBLE WITH THE ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, AND WHICH CONSISTS OF AT LEAST ABOUT 80% OF ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING 5 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS AND NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 20% OF AN AROMATIC HYDROCARBON SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BENZENE AND TOLUENE, AND SEPARATING THE SAPOGENIN ACETATE FROM SAID SOLVENT.

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