PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY AND RECYCLE OF D-TARTARIC ACID

摘要

There is provided a process for the recovery of essentially enantiomerically pure D-tartanic acid from aqueous and organic waste streams generated in the resolution of racemic 2-amino-2,3-dimethylbutyronitrile via the formation and isolation of a crystalline monobasic tartrate salt. The recovered optically pure D-tartaric acid may be efficiently recycled to provide a sustainable resolution of racemic 2-amino-2,3-dimethylbuty-ronitrile.