US4038323A
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Alkenyl aryl sulfones
Assignee: Rhone Poulenc SA
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Filing: 1973-09-26
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Granted: 1977-07-26
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Expires: 1993-09-26
Abstract
Abstract Carotene compounds e.g. β-carotene, are prepared by reacting a sulphone Ret--SO 2 --R, in which Ret represents retinyl or substituted retinyl and R represents a hydrocarbon radical, in the presence of an alkaline reagent with an ester Ret-X, in which X represents an acid residue, and then desulphonating the product, for example with an alkaline reagent.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Chabardes
- 👤 Marc Julia
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 03:54
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Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
21 words
A retinyl-sulphone of the formula: ##STR6## in which Y is hydrogen or retinyl, and R is alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, or aralkyl.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
21 words
A retinyl-sulphone of the formula: ##STR6## in which Y is hydrogen or retinyl, and R is alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, or aralkyl.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The compound claimed in claim 1 in which R is phenyl and Y is hydrogen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The compound claimed in claim 1 in which R is phenyl and Y is retinyl.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3655620A
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