Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series inventions 09/08

20080234519 - Process for the manufacture of aminopolyalkylenephosphonic acid compounds: A beneficial method for the manufacture of amino polyalkylene phosphonic acids, under substantial absence of hydrohalogenic acid, is disclosed. The method, in essence, is based on reacting narrowly defined ratios of phosphorous acid, an amino, a formaldehyde in presence of specific ranges of an acid catalyst having a pKa equal... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080234520 - Process for producing arylsulfur pentafluorides: Novel processes for preparing arylsulfur pentafluorides are disclosed. Processes include reacting at least one aryl sulfur compound with a halogen and a fluoro salt to form an arylsulfur halotetrafluoride. The arylsulfur halotetrafluoride is reacted with a fluoride source to form a target arylsulfur pentafluoride.... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.

20080234521 - Crystal forms of astaxanthin: Mixtures of specific crystal forms of astaxanthin and the individual crystal forms designated crystal Form I and II and disclosed together with methods for preparing said crystal Forms. Methods for preparing nutritional dosage forms including the disclosed astaxanthin crystal forms for the life science industry are also disclosed.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080234522 - Method for vapor phase catalytic oxidation: adjusting pressure losses of the respective reaction tubes so that the pressure losses of the respective reaction tubes after catalyst packing is within ±20% of an average pressure loss of the reaction tubes by: packing an inert substance at a raw material gas inlet portion of the reaction tubes or... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080234523 - Process for making isooctenes from aqueous 2-butanol: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising 2-butanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080234524 - Process for the liquid phase selective hydroxylation of benzene: The present invention provides an improved process for the liquid phase selective hydroxylation of benzene. The process provides a direct single step selective liquid phase hydroxylation of benzene to phenol using environment friendly green oxidant, hydrogen peroxide, and vanadyl pyrophosphate as the catalyst under mild reaction conditions. The process provides... Agent: John Richards Ladas & Parry LLP

20080234525 - Sulfonate catalyst and method of producing alcohol compound using the same: A sulfonate catalyst represented by the formula below and a ketone compound are placed in a solvent, and the ketone compound is hydrogenated by mixing in the presence of hydrogen to produce an optically active alcohol.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080228007 - Method for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone: A cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone are produced by oxidizing cycloalkane with oxygen in the presence of mesoporous silica which contains at least one metal selected from metals of Groups 5 to 10 of the Periodic Table and which is also subjected to a contact treatment with an organosilicon compound. The metal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080228008 - Substituted cyclohexanones: c

20080228009 - Process for preparing 1,1,4,4-tetraalkoxybut-2-ene derivatives:

20080228010 - Alkoxylation process for preparing ether alkanol derivatives of phenolic compounds: This invention provides an alkoxylation process for creating alkoxylating chain extension of phenolic compounds by reacting phenolic compounds with alkylene glycol and urea in the presence of suitable catalysts to obtain alkoxylated compounds, which may be used as polymer intermediates, especially for use as raw materials to synthesize polyurethane (PU)... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080228011 - Methods for producing triol ethers by reactive distillation: This invention relates to methods for preparing alkyl ethers from glycerin by reactive distillation. For example, the present invention provides a method for the preparation of mono-, di- and tri-ethers of glycerin, either in the presence or absence of fatty acids, contaminants by reactive distillation using solid catalysts. Specific desirable... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20080228012 - Method for producing alcohols: A method for producing alcohols which comprises reducing esters or lactones with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst comprising (i) a ruthenium compound, (ii) a monodentate monophosphine or a bidentate bisphosphine, and (iii) an amine. Examples of the catalyst include a ruthenium (Ru) complex represented by the formula:RuX1X2(LP)m(LN)n... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080228013 - Process for purifying menthol: Crude menthol is dissolved in nitrile series solvent and then menthol is precipitated by cooling the solution to thereby obtain optically and chemically substantially pure menthol, the enantiomeric excess thereof being more than about 99% e.e. and the chemical purity being more than about 99%. Preferred examples of the nitrile... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080228014 - Hydrogenolysis of glycerol and products produced therefrom: Processes for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol, as well as products produced therefrom are disclosed.... Agent: Archer Daniels Midland Company

20080221362 - Optically-active bis(alkynylphosphino) ethane-borane derivative and process for producing the same: The derivative (1) is prepared by bromination of, e.g., an (S)-t-butylmethylphosphine-borane, reaction with an alkynyl lithium, deprotonation, followed by oxidative coupling. Deprotection of the derivative (1) by deboranation gives an optically-active bis(alkynylphosphino)ethane derivative useful as a ligand providing an asymmetric catalyst for catalytic asymmetric synthesis. The asymmetric catalyst having the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080221363 - Process for the monosulfonation of aromatic phosphines, and zwitterionic product derived therefrom: A method of preparing an aromatic phosphine monosulfonate in zwitterionic form, such as dicyclohexylphenylphosphine monosulfonate zwitterion, involving contacting an aromatic phosphine with a sulfonating agent to provide a reaction mixture containing aromatic phosphine monosulfonate in acid form and unconverted sulfonating agent; quenching or removing substantially all of the unconverted sulfonating... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080221364 - Substituted phenylsulfur trifluoride and other like fluorinating agents: Novel substituted phenylsulfur trifluorides that act as fluorinating agents are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for their preparation and methods for their use in introducing one or more fluorine atoms into target substrate compounds. Finally, various intermediate compounds for use in preparing substituted phenylsulfur trifluorides are provided.... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun, L.l.c.

20080221365 - Process for stabilizing cyclobutanone derivatives: v

20080221366 - Method for the hydrogenation of mass fluxes containing aldehyde: The present application relates to a process for reacting a composition I comprising at least one aldehyde with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in at least one main reactor and at least one postreactor, wherein at least 50% of the fresh hydrogen fed to the reaction system is... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080221367 - Horizontal reactor vessel: Horizontal reactor vessel (1) having a lower part (3) and two opposite ends (9, 10), which reactor vessel comprises a liquid inlet (13) at one end (9), a fluid outlet (14) at the opposite end (10) and a gas inlet device (17) arranged in the lower part (3), which reactor... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080221368 - Process for preparing polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers from methanol and formaldehyde: r

20080221369 - Process for the preparation of substituted phenols:

20080221370 - Process for preparing polyisobutyl-substituted cyclohexanols: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyisobutyl-substituted cyclo-hexanols by hydrogenating polyisobutyl-substituted hydroxybenzenes. The invention further relates to the polyisobutyl-substituted cyclohexanols obtainable by this process and functionalization products thereof, and to their use for the surface modification of inorganic or organic material.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080221371 - Method for the separation of polymeric by-products from 1,4-butynediol: The present invention relates to a process for purifying 1,4-butynediol, which comprises compressing 1,4-butynediol to from 50 to 1500 bar, depressurizing it, waiting for phase separation to occur after depressurization and separating off the bottom phase, and a process for the hydrogenation of 1,4-butynediol to 1,4-butenediol and 1,4-butanediol using the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080214872 - Method for the production of phenol and acetone: A method for the production of phenol and acetone from a cumene hydroperoxide mixture comprises: decomposing the cumene hydroperoxide mixture in the presence of a catalyst mixture to form a mixture comprising phenol and acetone, wherein the method further comprises: a) forming the catalyst mixture in a catalyst formation reactor... Agent: Sabic - Lexan Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080214873 - Method for the production of phenol and acetone: A method for the production of phenol and acetone from a cumene hydroperoxide mixture comprises a first stage and a second stage and at least two serially connected reactors, wherein the first stage comprises decomposition of a cumene hydroperoxide mixture in the presence of a catalyst mixture to form a... Agent: Sabic - Lexan Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20080214874 - Derivatized polyhydroxystyrenes with a novolak type structure and processes for preparing the same: A process for preparing derivatized poly(4-hydroxystyrene) having a novolak type structure which comprises the steps of (i) supplying a solution of methanol containing 4-hydroxyphenylmethylcarbinol, (ii) subjecting said solution to an acid catalyzed displacement reaction for a sufficient period of time and under suitable conditions of temperature and pressure to convert... Agent: James J. Mullen

20080214875 - Purification of fluoromethyl 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl ether (sevoflurane): Crude sevoflurane product comprising unacceptably high levels of HFIP can be purified by combining the crude sevoflurane product with sufficient water to produce a multiphase mixture, fractionally distilling the multiphase mixture, and removing substantially pure sevoflurane from the distilling multiphase mixture. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080214876 - Process for preparation of pharmaceutically pure anhydrous calcipotriol: A process for the preparation of a pharmaceutical-grade anhydrous calcipotriol comprising: (a) dissolving crude calcipotriol having a water content of X % by weight in a first solvent or in a mixture of two or more first solvents, said first solvent or said mixture of two or more first solvents... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080214877 - Method for the production of enriched isopulegol: The present invention relates to a process for preparing enriched isopulegol by crystallization from a melt comprising isopulegol. The invention relates specifically to a process for preparing enantiomerically enriched n-isopulegol proceeding from optically active isopulegol having a relatively low enantiomeric excess by crystallization from the melt. The invention further relates... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP