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Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/09

20090030238 - System for controlling the reactivity of boronic acids: A protected organoboronic acid includes a boron having an sp3 hybridization, a conformationally rigid protecting group bonded to the boron, and an organic group bonded to the boron through a boron-carbon bond. A method of performing a chemical reaction includes contacting a protected organoboronic acid with a reagent, the protected... Agent: Evan Law Group Llc

20090030240 - Conversion of carbon dioxide to dimethyl ether using bi-reforming of methane or natural gas: The invention provides for a method of forming dimethyl ether by bimolecular dehydration of methanol produced from a mixture of hydrogen and carbon dioxide obtained by reforming of methane, water and carbon dioxide in a ratio of about 3:2:1. Subsequent use of water produced in the dehydration of methanol in... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090030239 - Process for making butenes from aqueous isobutanol: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making butenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The butenes so produced may be converted to isoalkanes, alkyl-substituted aromatics, isooctanes, isooctanols, and octyl ethers, which are useful in transportation fuels.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090030241 - Novel amphiphile acetals: e

20090030242 - Polymer of polycarbonate diol having an alicyclic structure and production process thereof:

20090030243 - Polyol refining: The subject of the present invention is a method for refining of polyols, preferably glycerol, by means of monodispersed ion exchangers in a purification unit of ion exclusion process and a mixed bed.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20090023959 - Process for making dibutyl ethers from dry 1-butanol: The present invention relates to a process for making dibutyl ethers using dry 1-butanol derived from fermentation broth. The dibutyl ethers so produced are useful in transportation fuels.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090023958 - Process for preparing dimethyl ether from crude methanol in an adiabatic reactor: The present invention relates a process for preparing dimethyl ether from crude methanol in an adiabatic reactor(s)/and more particularly to a process for preparing dimethyl ether wherein crude methanol containing water is dehydrated by using (1) a catalytic system in which the reactant contacts a catalyst 1 of hydrophobic zeolite... Agent: Ronald R. Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090023960 - System for creating dimethyl ether: The present invention includes an improved system for creating dimethyl ether from gases is described. The process includes introducing hydrogen and carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide into a reaction chamber filled with beads covered with a catalyst. The catalyst includes palladium and one of aluminum, copper, zinc, or mixtures of... Agent: Zale Patent Law

20090023961 - Ruthenium catalysts for catalytic hydrogenation: The present disclosure relates to a process for the hydrogenation of compounds comprising one or more carbon-oxygen (C═O) double bonds, to provide the corresponding alcohol, comprising contacting the compound with hydrogen gas at and a catalyst comprising a ruthenium-aryl-aminophosphine complex.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090023962 - Method for producing alcohol: step 2 of subjecting the reaction product obtained in step 1 to a hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a catalyst in the coexistence of water in an amount of 0.5 mole or more relative to 1 mole of the glycerin unit contained in the reaction product.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090018367 - Process for preparing cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol: The present invention relates to a process for preparing cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol, said process comprising (a) neutralising acids and/or carbon dioxide present in an organic solution further comprising cyclohexylhydroperoxide by mixing the organic solution with a first aqueous base solution at a temperature of from 50 to 80° C. to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090018368 - Expeditious synthesis of dpd: This invention provides a practical synthesis route for 4,5-dihydroxypentane-2,3-dione (DPD), an unstable small molecule which is proposed to be the source of universal signaling agents for quorum sensing in bacteria. The synthesis route includes new intermediates and allows preparation of isotopically-labeled DPD and ent-DPD. The method provides sufficient quantities of... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090018369 - Process for preparing erianin: A process for preparing Erianin (Dihydro Combretastation A-4), wherein 3,4,5-trimethoxy benzaldehyde is converted to phosphonium salt or phosphonate ester or the likes thereof, then reacted with isovanillin (3-hydroxyl-4-methoxyl benzaldehyde) including a protected hydroxyl in the 3-position, followed by hydrogenation and deprotection.... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090018370 - Industrial process for production of diol: It is an object of the present invention to provide a specific apparatus and process for producing a diol by taking a cyclic carbonate and an aliphatic monohydric alcohol as starting materials, continuously feeding the starting materials into a continuous multi-stage distillation column A in which a catalyst is present,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090018371 - Methods and apparatus for producing alcohols from syngas: Methods and apparatus for producing alcohols from syngas are disclosed herein. In some variations, syngas is catalytically converted to methanol in a first reaction zone, and residual syngas from the first reaction zone is then catalytically converted to ethanol in a second reaction zone. Also, in some variations, syngas is... Agent: Range Fuels, Inc. Attn: Ryan O'connor

20090018372 - Methods and apparatus for producing alcohols from syngas: Methods and apparatus for producing alcohols from syngas are disclosed herein. In some variations, syngas is catalytically converted to alcohols. The alcohols can be subjected to drying to produce an intermediate alcohol product, followed by distilling the intermediate product to produce a purified ethanol product for use in liquid fuels.... Agent: Range Fuels, Inc. Attn: Ryan O'connor

20090018373 - Oxidation reactor and oxidation process: The invention relates to an oxidation reactor and process suited to operate the said reactor which houses a multitude of gas-tight and oxygen conductive membrane elements the external surfaces of which are arranged on the side of a reaction chamber to be filled with catalyst and which constitute, in conjunction... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090018374 - Hydrogenation catalyst and use thereof for hydrogenating fischer-tropsch endproducts: A hydrogenation catalyst particularly suitable for hydrogenating oxygenates in a hydrogenation unit of a Fischer-Tropsch plant is disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises more than 5% and less than 20% nickel based on a wide pore alumina support. The catalyst successfully hydrogenates oxygenates which otherwise tend to poison a catalyst in... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090012329 - Cleavage of dialkoxyalkanes in ionic liquids: The present invention relates to a process for the cleavage of dialkoxyalkanes to give corresponding aldehydes or ketones, where the cleavage is carried out in the presence of at least one ionic liquid of the general formula K+A−.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090012330 - Method for producing optically active alcohol compound: M represents a metal ion; and when an ionic valency of the metal ion is same as a coordination number of a ligand, A is nonexistent, and when the above-mentioned ionic valency is different from the coordination number, and A represents a counter ion or a ligand, with a zirconium... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090012331 - Process for the production of vinyl compound: wherein the thus-obtained reaction solution is acidified with a specific amount of an acidic substance, then a salt generated is removed, an alkali substance containing a specific amount of an alkali metal is added to the thus-obtained solution, then a salt generated is removed, and the thus-obtained solution is mixed... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090012332 - Methanol production process: A process for the production of methanol comprises feeding an amount of a hydrocarbon feedstock and an amount of an oxygen feedstock to a partial oxidation reactor to produce a partial oxidation reactor effluent comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; adding an amount of a hydrogen feedstock to the... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090012333 - Process of preparing glycolaldehyde: The invention provides a process of preparing glycolaldehyde by reacting formaldehyde with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst composition which is based on, a) a source of rhodium, and b) a ligand of general formula R1P—R2(I), wherein R1 is a bivalent radical that together with the... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090012334 - Short chain alcohol production from glycerin: A method of producing short chain alcohols from glycerol generated as a byproduct of biodiesel production is provided utilizing separate dehydration and hydrogenation.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090005601 - Process for preparing low malodor dimethyl sulfoxide: The disclosed process relates to the removal of malodorous compounds from dimethyl sulfoxide.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090005602 - Method of making dialkyl ketones: Methods and systems for preparing dialkyl ketones are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of carbon monoxide and hydrogen with the olefins (e.g. ethylene) in a liquid solvent. The high shear device may allow for lower... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005603 - 4-chloro-4-alkoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-butanones, their preparation and their use in preparing 4-alkoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-buten-2-ones: 4-Chloro-4-alkoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-butanones, prepared by reacting alkyl vinyl ethers with trifluoroacetyl chloride, are useful for preparing 4-alkoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-buten-2-ones.... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20090005604 - High shear process for the production of chloral: Use of a high shear mechanical device incorporated into a process for the production of chloral as a reactor device is capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing the chloral production process. A system for the production of chloral from acetaldehyde and chlorine, the system comprising a reactor and... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005605 - High shear process for the production of acetaldehyde: A method of use for a high shear device incorporated into a process or system for the production of acetaldehyde from ethylene as a reactor device is shown to be capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, by forming a feed stream emulsion, and thereby enhancing the acetaldehyde production process in... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005606 - High shear process for the production of cumene hydroperoxide: Use of a high shear mechanical device incorporated into a process for the production of cumene hydroperoxide as a mixer/reactor device is capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing the cumene hydroperoxide production process. A system for the production of cumene hydroperoxide from oxidation of cumene, the system comprising... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005607 - Salts of styphnic acid: The invention relates to the salts of styphnic acid, to methods for producing the same and to their use.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090005608 - High shear process for cyclohexanol production: Use of a high shear mechanical device incorporated into a process for the production of cyclohexanol is capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing the cyclohexanol production process. A system for the production of cyclohexanol from air oxidation of cyclohexane, the system comprising a high shear device, the outlet... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005609 - Method for making chlorohydrins: Methods and systems for the preparation of chlorohydrins are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of olefins into the chlorinating phase. The high shear device may allow for lower reaction temperatures and pressures and may also... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005610 - Method of making glycerol: Methods and systems for the hydroxylation of olefenic alcohols are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote mixing and solubility of peroxides with the olefenic alcohol. The high shear device may allow for lower reaction temperatures and pressures and may... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005611 - Method of hydrogenating aldehydes and ketones: Methods and systems for the hydrogenation of aldehydes and/or ketones are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of the hydrogen-containing gas (e.g. H2 gas) in the aldehydes and/or ketones. The high shear device may allow for... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005612 - Method of making alkylene glycols: Methods and systems for preparing alkylene glycols are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of alkylene oxides with water. The high shear device may allow for lower reaction temperatures and pressures and may also reduce reaction... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005613 - Method of making alcohols: Methods and systems for the synthesis of alcohol are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of olefins in water. The high shear device may allow for lower reaction temperatures and pressures and may also reduce reaction... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090005614 - Gas phase process for monoalcohol production from glycerol: A method of producing short chain alcohols from glycerol generated as a byproduct of biodiesel production is provided.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090005615 - System and process for production of nitrobenzene: A method for producing nitrobenzene is disclosed which comprises forming a dispersion comprising benzene-containing droplets or particles dispersed in a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and concentrated sulfuric acid, wherein said particles have a mean diameter less than one micron, and subjecting the dispersion to reaction conditions comprising a pressure... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose