899809-10-0Relevant articles and documents
Novel Intermediates, Process for Their Preparation and Process for the Preparation of Coq10 Employing the Said Novel Intermediates
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Page/Page column 18, (2008/12/08)
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Coenzyme Q. Coenzyme Q10 or CoQ10 has the chemical name 2-[(all-trans)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39-decamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38-tetracontadecaenyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone and has the formula I. The invention also provides new intermediates useful for the preparation of CoQ10 and processes for their preparation.
PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF UBIHYDROQUINONES AND UBIQUINONES
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Page/Page column 9; 12, (2008/06/13)
A process for the preparation of ubihydroquinones and ubiquinones by condensation of a prenol or isoprenol with a hydroquinone or derivative thereof in the presence of 0.005 - 1.0 mol% of a catalyst which is a Broensted-acid, a Lewis-acid from the group consisting of a derivative of Bi or In or an element of group 3 of the periodic table of the elements, a heteropolyacid, an NH- or a CH-acidic compound, and optionally oxidizing the ubihydroquinone obtained.