The present invention refers to a carbonylated compounds preparation
process from a vegetable product and resulting carbonylated compounds.
The vegetable product mentioned is from renewable resources. These
carbonylated compounds can be used replacing several products mainly
aldehydes.
The process proposed comprises the carbohydrate activation that consists
on getting the carbohydrate in touch with the Lewis' acid in order to
facilitate a following nucleophilic substitution process. This activation
occurs at same temperature of the carbohydrate preparation process.
The mixture nucleophile/carbohydrate at controlled conditions will
generate substituted carbonylated compounds. This process is carried on
temperatures not lower than 20.degree. C. and not higher than 105.degree.
C., for running time not lower than 10 minutes.
It is necessary to stabilize the resulting substituted aldehyde mixture
with any suitable stabilizing agent for this purpose. Stabilizing agent
proportion will vary from 0 to 5% in mass. A biocide is added in order to
eliminate the possibility of bacterial degradation of any remaining
non-reacted carbohydrates residual. This biocide is added in proportions
that vary from 0 to 1% in mass.