Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series inventions 01/08

20080027234 - Destructible surfactants and uses thereof: Destructible surfactants and methods of using same are provided. The invention includes anionic surfactants having a dioxolane or dioxane functional group which enables the surfactant to be broken down under acidic conditions. The invention also includes methods of making anionic surfactants and methods of using anionic surfactants in a variety... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Client: Waters Corporation

20080027235 - Method for producing optically active cyclopropanecarboxylate compound: s

20080027236 - Processes for the preparation and purification of hydroxymethylfuraldehyde and derivatives: A method for utilizing an industrially convenient fructose source for a dehydration reaction converting a carbohydrate to a furan derivative is provided. Recovery methods also are provided. Embodiments of the methods improve upon the known methods of producing furan derivatives.... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP Henry W. Oliver Building

20080021226 - Process for total synthesis of pladienolide b and pladienolide d: P

20080021227 - Antineoplastic cocoa extracts and methods for making and using the same: Disclosed and claimed are cocoa extracts such as polyphenols or procyanidins, methods for preparing such extracts, as well as uses for them, especially as antineoplastic agents and antioxidants. Disclosed and claimed are antineoplastic compositions containing cocoa polyphenols or procyanidins and methods for treating patients employing the compositions. Additionally disclosed and... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20080021228 - Method for producing optionally substituted methylenedioxybenzene: The invention relates to a method for producing optionally substituted methylenedioxybenzene. The invention particularly relates to the production of methylenedioxybenzene. The inventive production method is characterized by the fact that it involves the reaction of an optionally substituted catechol with an aldehyde in the presence of a solid acid catalyst... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia

20080021229 - Process for preparing epichlorhydrin from ethane: A process for preparing epichlorohydrin comprises (1) converting ethane to 1,2-dichloroethylene (cis/trans mixture) in the presence of a catalyst; (2) producing 2,3dichloropropanal by (a) hydroformylating the 1,2-dichloroethylene in the presence of a catalyst, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen, (b) adding MeOH to the 1,2dichloroethylene, or (c) subjecting the 1,2-dichloroethylene to direct... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080021230 - Direct epoxidation process using improved catalyst composition: A process for producing an epoxide comprising reacting an olefin, hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a titanium or vanadium zeolite, palladium, and lead. The process results in significantly reduced alkane by-product formed by the hydrogenation of olefin.... Agent: Lyondell Chemical Company

20080015362 - Process for the preparation of optically active (s)-(+)-n,n-dimethyl-3-(1-naphthalenyloxy)-3-(2-thienyl)propanamine: Duloxetine intermediates, processes for their preparation, and their conversion to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of duloxetine are described.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080015363 - Process for the preparation of (s)-(-)-n,n-dimethyl-3-(2-thienyl)-3-hydroxypropananine, a duloxetine intermediate: A chiral resolution process for the preparation of (S)-AT-OL, and a process for the racemization of AT-OL are provided.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080015364 - Catalyst and method for preparing phthalic anhydride: The present invention relates to a catalyst, in particular for the preparation of phthalic anhydride by gas phase oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene, having an inert support and at least one layer which has been applied thereto and has a catalytically active composition comprising TiO2, characterized in that at least... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20080015365 - Method for producing 1,3-dioxolan-4,6-dione compound: A method for producing a 1,3-dioxolan-4,6-dione compound from a ketone compound and a malonic acid, the method comprising: precipitating a 1,3-dioxolan-4,6-dione compound as a crystal from a mixed solvent comprising a first organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 10 or more and a water, so as to form a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080015366 - Protected 5,7-dihydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxoheptanoic acid esters and 5,7-dihydroxy-2-alkyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxoheptanoci acid esters for the synthesizing of epothilone and epothilone derivatives and process for the production of these esters: This invention describes protected 5,7-dihydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxoheptanoic acid ester and 5,7-dihydroxy-2-alkyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxoheptanoic acid ester for the synthesis of epothilones and epothilone derivatives and process for the production of these esters.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan , P.c

20080015367 - Process for isolating phytosterols and tocopherols from deodorizer distillate: A process is described for efficiently recovering at least one of phytosterols and tocopherols in substantially pure form from the deodorizer distillates that may be obtained as by-products of the refining of edible oils. The phytosterol fatty acid esters present in deodorizer distillate are saponified with potassium hydroxide in a... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080015368 - Process for preparing beta-amino-alpha-hydroxycarboxamides: p

20080015369 - Batch, semi-continuous or continuous hydrochlorination of glycerin with reduced volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon by-products and chloracetone levels: The present invention relates to a process for converting a multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon or ester thereof to a chlorohydrin, by contacting the multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon or ester thereof starting material with a source of hydrogen chloride at superatmospheric, atmospheric and subatmospheric pressure conditions for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature,... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080015370 - Process for the conversion of a crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multicomponent aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters thereof to a chlorohydrin: A process for converting a crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters thereof to a chlorohydrin, by contacting the crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters thereof starting material with a source of a superatmospheric partial pressure of hydrogen chloride for a... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080015371 - Catalyst: The present invention provides a catalyst containing titanium in bonded form, non-crystalline silicon dioxide and at least one crystalline silicate phase which has a zeolite structure, wherein the non-crystalline silicon dioxide is applied to at least one of the crystalline silicate phases which have a zeolite structure and wherein at... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080015372 - Direct epoxidation process using a mixed catalyst system: The invention is a process for epoxidizing an olefin with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst mixture containing a titanium or vanadium zeolite and a supported catalyst comprising palladium, rhenium and a carrier. The process results in significantly reduced alkane byproduct formed by the hydrogenation of olefin.... Agent: Lyondell Chemical Company

20080009640 - Supported amorphous ni-b alloy catalyst, its preparation and use: A supported amorphous alloy catalyst, which is supported on a macroporous carrier-expanded graphite. The catalyst contains a Ni—B amorphous alloy (5 to 50% by weight) and a transit inductive metal (0.1 to 10% by weight). The diameter of expanded graphite carrier particles is 80-800 μm. Its BET specific surface area... Agent: Wang & Ho

20080009641 - Checker for aqueous composition for sterilization: A checker which comprises potassium iodide, thiosulfate ion, and starch, wherein a weight ratio of the potassium iodide and the thiosulfate ion (potassium iodide/thiosulfate ion) is 0.70 to 0.3; and a kit comprising two or more of the aforementioned checkers, wherein the aforementioned weight ratio is different between said checkers... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080009642 - Process of preparing esters and ethers of probucol and derivatives thereof: A probucol or a probucol derivative can be efficiently converted to a monoester or monoether of probucol by reacting the free hydroxyl-containing probucol or a derivative thereof (by which is meant a probucol compound with at least one substituent that is different from that on the parent probucol molecule but... Agent: King & Spalding LLP