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Process for producing thyroxine

  • US 2,889,363 A
  • Filed: 12/09/1955
  • Issued: 06/02/1959
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1955
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THYROXINE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF INCUBATION AN ALKYHL ESTER OF N-ACYLDIIODOTYROSINE DERIVED FROM ONE OF THE LOWER ALKANOLS AND ONE OF THE LOWER ALKANOIC ACIDS IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING UP TO ABOUT 70% OF ETHANOL AND HAVING A PH IN THE RANBE OF 9.5 TO 10.5 IN THE PRESENCE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 1.5% AND 5.0% BY WEIGHT OF A MANGANESE-CONTAINING CATALYST WHILE PASSING SUBSTANTIALLY THE TEMPERATHROUGH THE SOLUTION AND WHILE MAINTAINING THE TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE 25-78%C., AND HYDROLYTICALLY REMOVING THE ACYL AND ESTER SUBTITUENTS FROM THE ESTER OF N-ACYLTHYROZINE OBTAINED IN THE SAID INCUBATION STEP.

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