Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series inventions 10/08

20080262269 - Monodonor phosphonite ligands: The invention provides the use of a metal complex, which is a complex of one or more metal atoms or ions with one or more ligands, as a catalyst in an organic transformation selected from hydrogenation of carbon-heteroatom double bonds, hydroformylation, dialkylzinc additions to aldehydes, hydrocarboxylation, allylic substitution, oxidation, epoxidation,... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc

20080262270 - Catalyst for the preparation of methyl mercaptan: The present invention refers to a catalyst for the manufacture of methyl mercaptan from carbon oxides comprising Mo and K compounds and oxides or sulfides of metals chosen from the manganese group. The improvement of the present process consists of the fact that carbon dioxide can be converted with higher... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080262271 - C10 dialdehyde, synthetic method thereof, and synthetic method of beta-carotene using the same: The novel intermediate compound which can be efficiently utilized in the synthesis of carotenoid compounds based on the sulfone chemistry, the preparation method of the same, and the practical synthetic process for preparing β-carotene by the use of the above novel compound are disclosed. The synthesis of β-carotene is characterized... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080262272 - Method for producing ethers: e

20080262273 - Method for producing hydrate of fluoroalkyl ketone:

20080262269 - Monodonor phosphonite ligands: The invention provides the use of a metal complex, which is a complex of one or more metal atoms or ions with one or more ligands, as a catalyst in an organic transformation selected from hydrogenation of carbon-heteroatom double bonds, hydroformylation, dialkylzinc additions to aldehydes, hydrocarboxylation, allylic substitution, oxidation, epoxidation,... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc

20080262270 - Catalyst for the preparation of methyl mercaptan: The present invention refers to a catalyst for the manufacture of methyl mercaptan from carbon oxides comprising Mo and K compounds and oxides or sulfides of metals chosen from the manganese group. The improvement of the present process consists of the fact that carbon dioxide can be converted with higher... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080262271 - C10 dialdehyde, synthetic method thereof, and synthetic method of beta-carotene using the same: The novel intermediate compound which can be efficiently utilized in the synthesis of carotenoid compounds based on the sulfone chemistry, the preparation method of the same, and the practical synthetic process for preparing β-carotene by the use of the above novel compound are disclosed. The synthesis of β-carotene is characterized... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080262272 - Method for producing ethers: e

20080262273 - Method for producing hydrate of fluoroalkyl ketone:

20080255391 - Chiral phosphorus compounds: A process for the stereoselective preparation of a P-chiral four-co-ordinated phosphorus compound, the process comprising reacting a first reactant selected from the group consisting of a chiral alcohol, chiral amine or chiral thiol, with a second reactant comprising a P-chiral three-co-ordinated phosphorus compound, in the presence of an electrophile.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080255392 - Process for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone: p

20080255393 - Method for purifying and concentrating dinitrogen monoxide: The present invention relates to a process for purifying a gas mixture comprising dinitrogen monoxide and to the use of a gas mixture purified in this way as an oxidant for olefins. In a further embodiment, the present invention also relates to a process for preparing ketones comprising the oxidation... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080255394 - High productivity process for alkylphenol ethoxylates: The present invention provides a process for the production of an alkylphenol ethoxylate involving charging a portion of product from a previous preparation (a “heel”) or an ethoxylate to a reactor, optionally, charging from about 0.2 wt. % to an amount equal to or greater than the weight of the... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080255395 - Process for producing bis-alkoxylated diols of bisphenol a from spent polycarbonate discs(pc) or pc waste: This invention provides one-pot reaction for digesting polycarbonate waste with alkylene glycol in the presence of a basic catalyst at 180° C. under normal atmospheric pressure. The digested product mixture was found to consist of bisphenol A (BPA) and monoalkoxylated and bisalkoxylated diols of BPA. Alkoxylation of BPA and monoalkoxylated... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080249336 - Highly branched primary alcohol compositions, and biodegradable detergents made therefrom: There is provided a new branched primary alcohol composition and the sulfates thereof exhibiting good cold water detergency and biodegradability. The branched primary alcohol composition has an average number of branches per chain of at least 0.7, having at least 8 carbon atoms and contianing both methyl and ethyl branches.... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080249337 - Oxidation of methane to methanol using a catalyst containing a transition metal: A process for the oxidation of methane to methanol has been developed. The process involves contacting a gas stream, comprising methane, a solvent and an oxidizing agent with a catalyst at oxidation conditions to produce a methyl ester. Finally, the methyl ester is hydrolyzed to yield a methanol product stream.... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080249338 - Method for purification of glycerol: A method for purification of glycerol, especially crude glycerol from biodiesel production. The method uses gel-type acidic ion exchange resin beads to separate fatty acid salts and inorganic salts from the crude glycerol.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080249339 - Charged polymers for ethanol dehydration: The systems and methods described herein provide for modified lignins and other compositions that may be useful as entrainers. In embodiments, they may be useful for dehydrating ethanol so that it can be used as an energy source.... Agent: Elmore Patent Law Group, PC

20080249340 - Hydro-oxidation of hydrocarbons using a catalyst prepared by microwave heating: A process and hydro-oxidation catalyst for the hydro-oxidation of a hydrocarbon, preferably a C3-8 olefin, such as propylene, by oxigen in the presence of hydrogen to the corresponding partially-oxidized hydrocarbon, preferably, a C3-8 olefin oxide, preferably, propylene oxide. The catalyst comprises gold, silver, one or more platinum group metals, one... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080242893 - Process for preparing optically active diphosphanes: The present invention relates to a process for preparing optically active bisphosphinylalkanes from the correspondingly substituted, racemic 1,2-diols. The optically active bisphosphinylalkanes which can be obtained in this way are suitable as ligands for preparing chiral transition metal catalysts.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080242894 - Graded catalyst bed for methyl mercaptan synthesis: A process and graded catalyst bed for selectively producing methyl mercaptan from methanol. The methanol is reacted with hydrogen sulfide, in the presence of a graded catalyst bed containing at least three types of nickel or cobalt molybdenum alumina catalysts to convert the methanol to methyl mercaptan in one-pass. At... Agent: Kimberly L. Brown Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp

20080242895 - Polyketone plasticizers: The invention relates to polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, the use of said polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof as plasticizers, processes of making polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, compositions comprising the polyketone compounds and/or the... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080242896 - 1,3-bis(3-formyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)adamantanes and polynuclear polyphenols derived therefrom: A new 1,3-bis(3-formyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)adamantane, which provides a material offering excellent properties such as heat resistance and mechanical strength for use as an intermediate material for adamantanebisphenol derivatives or use in photosensitive resist materials, epoxy resins and other synthetic resins, thermosensitive recording materials, and the like, can be obtained through an industrial... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080242897 - 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 processing 1,4-butynediol in a dynamic mixing apparatus in an inert gas atmosphere at from 25 to 150° C. at a shear rate in the radial gap between rotor and stator of the mixing apparatus of more than 100... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080242898 - Process for the preparation of propylene glycol: A process for the preparation of propylene glycol from glycerol by a high pressure and temperature hydrogenation reaction is described. In a particular embodiment, a base is present in the solvent mixture with an alkanol or ether of the alkanol. The reaction progresses over a transition metal catalyst. Propylene glycol... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20080242899 - Process for production of purified alcohols: A process for producing purified alcohols yielding good results in the acid wash color test which comprises the condensation step of subjecting an aldehyde to aldol condensation and dehydration to obtain a corresponding condensate, the hydrogenation step of hydrogenating the condensate into a crude alcohol, and the purification step of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080242900 - Method for producing dinitrotoluene: The invention relates to a method for producing dinitrotoluene, comprising the steps of a) reacting toluene with nitric acid in the presence of sulphuric acid to give mononitrotoluene, b) separating the reaction product of step a) into a mononitrotoluene-containing organic phase and a sulphuric acid-containing aqueous phase, c) reacting the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.