Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series inventions 12/07

20070299267 - Process for the production of glycerol carbonate esters: in which Y is a group —O—CO-Z and Z is hydrogen or an alkyl or alkenyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, which may be linear or branched, is reacted with dimethyl carbonate or diethyl carbonate, to form a compound CH3—O—CO-Z or CH3—CH2—O—CO-Z in the course of the transesterification... Agent: Cognis Corporation Patent Department

20070293687 - Semi-synthetic route for the preparation of paclitaxel, docetaxel, and 10-deacetylbaccatin iii from 9-dihydro-13-acetylbaccatin iii: A novel semisynthetic route has been provided in the preparation of docetaxel and paclitaxel. This new process involves the conversion of 9-dihydro-13-acetylbaccatinIII to docetaxel and paclitaxel by the step of converting 9-dihydro-13-acetylbaccatin III into 7-O-triethylsilyl-9,10-diketobaccatin III, and adding docetaxel and paclitaxel side chain precursors, respectively, to form a new class... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070293688 - Method for the separation by distillation of pure trioxane: The present invention relates to a process for distillatively removing pure trioxane from a feedstream (I) comprising trioxane in a proportion of at least 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the feedstream (I), and additionally formaldehyde and water, which comprises feeding the feedstream I and a further... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070293689 - Trioxane production method wherein a side aqueous flow is deducted at a first distillation stage: Processes are disclosed comprising: (a) reacting an aqueous formaldehyde solution in a reactor in the presence of a suitable catalyst to obtain a reaction product mixture comprising trioxane, formaldehyde and water; (b) distilling the reaction product mixture to form a top stream comprising crude trioxane; and (c) treating the top... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070293690 - Process for production of azulene derivatives and intermediates for the synthesis of the same: A process for producing an azulene derivative useful as a Na+-glucose cotransporter inhibitor, which is high in yield, is simple in operation, is low in cost, is suited for environmental protection, and is advantageous industrially, the process being characterized by reducing and deprotecting at least one compound selected from penta-acyl... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070287842 - Conjugated thiophenes having conducting properties and synthesis of same: The present invention relates to conjugated oligomers and polymers comprising aromatic thiophene cores. The conjugated materials are obtained by simple and efficient condensation of an aryl diamine and an aryl dialdehyde or a bifunctional aryl moiety comprising both an aldehyde and an amine. Condensation of the complementary moieties at temperatures... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070287843 - Methods and intermediates for the synthesis of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol: Processes are disclosed for the synthesis of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol which result in an improved Y-THC/Y-THC ratio, and intermediates are disclosed that may be used in the synthesis of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol such that improved Y-THCIY-THC ratios are achieved. The intermediates may be cyclic compounds prepared from 2-Carene. There is also provided... Agent: Quarles & Brady

20070287844 - Novel crystal of n-[3-(formylamino)-4-oxo-6-phenoxy-4h-chromene-7-yl] methanesulfonamide: The crystal of N—[3-(formylamino)-4-oxo-6-phenoxy-4H-chromen-7-yl]methanesulfonamide having peaks at the positions of 6.00±0.05°, 10.54±0.05°, 17.42±0.08°, 18.39±0.08°, 20.13±0.10° and 23.01±0.10° on 2θ of diffraction angle in powder X-ray diffraction pattern of present invention is low hygroscopic, stable under a high humidity condition, and is useful as a drug substance of excellent anti-inflammatory agent.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070287845 - Hydroxymethylfurfural reduction methods and methods of producing furandimethanol: A method of reducing hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) where a starting material containing HMF in a solvent comprising water is provided. H2 is provided into the reactor and the starting material is contacted with a catalyst containing at least one metal selected from Ni, Co, Cu, Pd, Pt, Ru, Ir, Re and... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070282114 - Methods for isolation of triptolide compounds from tripterygium wilfordii: Methods for extraction, isolation, and purification of therapeutically useful compounds from Tripterygium wilfordii are described. Extraction steps employing aqueous base and a hydrocarbon solvent, respectively, are found to increase the efficiency of the process and reduce the amount of material that must be removed by chromatography.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070282115 - Production processes and systems, compositions, surfactants, monomer units, metal complexes, phosphate esters, glycols, aqueous film foams, and foam stabilizers: Production processes and systems are provided that include reacting halogenated compounds, dehalogenating compounds, reacting alcohols, reacting olefins and a saturated compounds, reacting reactants having at least two —CF3 groups with reactants having cyclic groups. RF-compositions such as RF-intermediates, RF-surfactants, RF-monomers, RF-monomer units, RF-metal complexes, RF-phosphate esters, RF-glycols, RF-urethanes, and/or RF-foam... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070282116 - Titanium zeolite catalysts: Catalysts useful for epoxidizing olefins are disclosed. The catalysts comprise a vinylpyridine polymer and a titanium zeolite. Preferably, the vinylpyridine polymer encapsulates the titanium zeolite. The catalysts are easy to prepare and use, they are easy to recover and reuse, and they convert olefins to epoxides in good yields with... Agent: Lyondell Chemical Company