Published 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Synthesis of dimethyl-tartaric acid from aqueous solutions of pyruvic acid induced by γ-rays

  • 1. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City (Mexico). Inst. de Ciencias Nucleares

Description

The synthesis of 2,3 dimethyl-tartaric acid (DMTA) can be achieved in one step using pyruvic acid as raw material and ionizing radiation as an energy source. The reaction may have synthetic applications because the reduction product was nearly exclusively DMTA (∼ 73%) which easily can be isolated and purified. Other products were carbon dioxide, acetic acid and some polycarboxylic acids. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Physics and Chemistry
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
4-6
Series
Radiat. Phys. Chem.
Journal Page Range
469-472
ISSN
0146-5724
CODEN
RPCHD

Conference

Title
7. international meeting on radiation processing.
Dates
23-28 Apr 1989.
Place
Noordwijkerhout (Netherlands).

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Grant CONACyT PCEXCNA-050293