Patent ID: 9394271
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: C07D

Claim Text:
1. A liquid composition comprising: a) at least 2 mole % of water; b) at least 50 mole % of polyhydroxyl compounds; c) at least 3 mole % of cyclic compounds; and d) at least 0.01 mole % of a homogeneous acid catalyst; wherein the mole percentages are based on the moles of all liquids in the composition, wherein the liquid composition optionally contains carbonyl compounds which, if present, do not exceed 20% of the number of moles of the cyclic compounds, wherein the cumulative amount of any other liquid ingredient in the liquid composition does not exceed 10 mole %, and wherein the cyclic compounds comprise cyclic acetals, cyclic ketals, or a combination thereof.