Process for producing 2,2'-Bis(hydroxymethyl) alkanoic acid
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Jun 6, 2000
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Feb 9, 1999
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A process for producing 2,2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)alkanoic acid of the present invention, comprises: a 2,2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)alkanal production step (A1) of reacting aliphatic aldehyde having two hydrogen atoms bonded to .alpha.-carbon atom thereof, with formaldehyde in the presence of a water-soluble base; a 2,2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)alkanoic acid production step (B) of subjecting the thus obtained aqueous solution (a) containing 2,2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)alkanal and the base to oxidation treatment; and an alkanoic acid recovery step (C) of separating 2,2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)alkanoic acid from the thus obtained aqueous solution (b) containing the 2,2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)alkanoic acid and the base, in the alkanoic acid recovery step (C), a mineral acid being added to the aqueous solution (b) in an amount of not more than one equivalent based on the base in the aqueous solution (b) to convert the base into a salt thereof, water in the aqueous solution (b) being replaced with an organic solvent to form an organic solvent solution, and after removing the mineral acid salt precipitated from the organic solvent solution, 2,2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)alkanoic acid being crystallized from the organic solvent solution.
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