Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series inventions 07/07

20070173669 - Manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol: The present invention relates to a process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol, in which one or more inorganic compounds selected from alkali metal carbonates are utilized during certain purification steps to reduce phase separation time.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070173670 - Process for dewatering ethanol: A process for preparing low-water ethanol from at least two streams of relatively water-rich ethanol that have a different water content by dewatering at membranes. The low-water ethanol can be used to prepare ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE).... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070167655 - Method for the production of tetrahydrogeranylacetone: The present invention relates to a process for preparing tetrahydrogeranylacetone (tetrahydropseudoionone) by aldol condensation of citral with acetone and subsequent hydrogenation. The invention further relates to the use of thus obtained tetrahydro-geranylacetone for preparing phytol, isophytol, tocopherol and/or tocopherol derivatives. In addition, the invention relates to processes for preparing tocopherols... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070167656 - Process for the preparation of 1,4-dialkyl-2,3-diol-1,4-butanedione: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of a 1,4-dialkyl-2,3-diol-1,4-butanedione by a catalytic aldol condensation between an alkyl glyoxal and an α-hydroxy ketone.... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070167657 - Process of making mixed metal oxide catalysts for the production of unsaturated aldehydes from olefins: The present invention is for a process for making a catalyst for production of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, by gas phase catalytic oxidation of olefins, such as isobutylene, said catalyst containing oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium, tungsten, cobalt, nickel, antimony, magnesium and zinc. The process is a synthesis... Agent: Jim Wheelington Sabic Americas, Inc.

20070167658 - Process for producing alkyl aromatic hydroperoxide: A process for producing an alkyl aromatic hydroperoxide, which comprises oxidizing an alkyl aromatic compound with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a water-soluble iron compound, wherein a concentration of the iron compound in the oxidation reaction system is 0.0001 to 10 ppm by weight in terms of iron... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070167659 - Method of preparing dichloropropanols from glycerine: A method of highly selective catalytic hydrochlorination of glycerine and/or monochloropropanediols to the dichloropropanol products 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol and 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol, carried out in at least one continuous reaction zone at reaction temperatures in the range of 70-140° C. and with continuous removing of the water of reaction, the liquid feed containing at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070161823 - Process for the preparation of methylheptenone: Methylheptenone (2-methyl-2-hepten-6-one) is prepared by reacting 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol with isopropenyl methyl ether in the presence of hydrogen tris(oxalato)phosphate or hydrogen bis(oxalato)borate.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070161824 - Method for producing alcohol and/or ketone: A method for producing an alcohol and/or a ketone, wherein a raw material containing at least one alkene is reacted in the presence of steam under the contact with an oxide catalyst in a gas phase, to produce an alcohol and/or a ketone corresponding to said alkene(s), which comprises satisfying... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070161825 - Method of producing reduced coenzyme q10 as oily product: The present invention provides a method for obtaining reduced coenzyme Q10 which is useful as an ingredient in foods, functional nutritive foods, specific health foods, nutritional supplements, nutrients, drinks, feeds, cosmetics, medicines, remedies, preventive drugs, etc. suited for a commercial scale production in high quality and efficiently. The high-quality oily... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070161826 - Process for purification of free xanthophylls: A simple and economic method of extracting free xanthophylls from plant material, particularly marigold petals and boxthorn berries, is described. The method relies upon salting out of aqueous components from a saponified oleoresin, which limits the use of organic solvents during the extraction and is also very economical.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070161827 - Method of synthesizing fluorinated diene alcohols: s

20070161828 - Production process of 3-alkoxy-1-propanols, and 3-alkoxy-1-propanols obtained by the production process: In the presence of a catalyst containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements of the group III, lanthanoid elements and actinoid elements of the Periodic Table, an allyl alcohol is reacted with an alcohol compound. A method for efficiently producing 3-alkoxy-1-propanol in a single step... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070161829 - Improvements in or relating to hydrogenation: The use of a controlled amount of water in a hydrogenation stage of the oxo process for the production of alcohols which uses at least two reactors in series improves the efficiency of the hydrogenation reaction and catalyst life as does a reduction in the amount of sulphur, chlorine and... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070155992 - Catalytic conversion of liquid alcohols and other reactants to products: Catalyst based reactions are taught for non-oxidative chemical conversion of liquid alcohols to higher boiling alcohols, ethers, glycol ethers and related products, comprising ethanol to butanol, propanols to hexanols, butanols to octanols, and others at ambient pressure. This same catalytic chemistry also converts substituted organic compounds comprising amines, ketones, ethers... Agent: Carter Technologies

20070155993 - Method of separating e and z isomers of an alkene alcohol and derivatives thereof: E and Z isomers of alkene alcohols and/or alkene alcohol derivatives are separated by substantially continuously contacting an ion exchange medium which is ion exchanged with silver and/or copper ions with the feed stream comprising the E and Z isomers of at least one alkene alcohol and/or at least one... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070155994 - Optical resolver and method of optically resolving alcohol with the same: An optical resolving reagent comprising at least one of compounds represented by the following formulae (1) and (2) (1) (2) (wherein R1 to R8 each represents hydrogen or C1-20 alkyl; R9 represents optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-20 alkenyl, formyl, or acyl; and R10 represents C1-6 alkyl; provided that... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070155995 - Two-phase method for the synthesis of selected pyrazolopyrimidines: An improved method of making a substituted pyrazolopyrimidine. The method comprises reacting a aminopyrazole compound or a salt thereof with a substituted 1-oxo-2-propenyl-arene(-heterocycle) or a salt thereof under acidic conditions in a reaction medium including a two-phase mixture of an aqueous solution and a water-immiscible organic liquid. Specific substituted pyrazolopyrimidines... Agent: Jeffrey S Boon Mallinckrodt Inc