Abstract: An omega-hydroxy alkenoic acid containing 8 or 12 carbon atoms is obtained y the selective reduction of the carbonyl group of an omega-formyl alkenoic acid, for example by the use of sodium borohydride, and wherein the starting acid is produced by the ozonization and transposition of a polyunsaturated hydrocarbon cycloolefin.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 1978
Date of Patent:
March 11, 1980
Assignee:
Snia Viscoas Societa Nazionale Industria Applicazioni Viscosa S.p.A.