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

20090240085 - Method of producing diol, polydiol, secondary alcohol or diketone compound: The invention is a process of using, as a reducing agent, a 12CaO.7Al2O3 electride containing electrons in a number of 1019 or more and 2.3×1021 cm−3 or less in its cages to subject a carbonyl compound to reductive coupling in a solvent, thereby synthesizing a diol or polydiol. The invention... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090240086 - Preparation of glycerol tert-butyl ethers: A process for making glycerol di-tert-butyl ethers is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, glycerol and isobutylene react in the presence of a β-zeolite having a silicon to aluminum ratio greater than 150. In another aspect, the etherification is performed in the presence of a β-zeolite and added tert-butyl... Agent: Lyondellbasell Industries

20090240087 - Process for producing optically active fluorobenzyl alcohol: A fluorine-containing benzaldehyde is reacted with an alkyl Grignard reagent to convert it to a magnesium alkoxide of racemic, fluorine-containing, benzyl alcohol, and subsequently the magnesium alkoxide is reacted with phthalic anhydride to obtain a phthalate half ester of racemic, fluorine-containing, benzyl alcohol, and the half ester is optically resolved... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090240088 - Biomass treatment process and system: The present invention provides processes and systems for treating biomass and, e.g., making biofuels, such as bioethanol, from the biomass. More particularly, one process according to the present invention includes (a) inducing at least a first portion of a composition containing biomass and a working fluid to flow into a... Agent: Kevin C. Hooper Bryan Cave LLP

20090234164 - Oligomeric derivatives of spirobifluorene, their preparation and use: P

20090227814 - Method for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone: Disclosed is a method for producing a cycloalkanol and/or a cycloalkanone, which comprises oxidizing a cycloalkane with oxygen in the presence of a mesoporous silica which contains at least one transition metal and has been also subjected to contact treatment with an amine and/or ammonia. Preferably, a crystal obtained by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090227815 - Process for the preparation of cyclododecanone: s

20090227816 - Process for preparing polybrominated compounds: A process for preparing a polybrominated product such as decabromodiphenyl ether and decabromodiphenyl ethane, which comprises brominating a reduced particle size precursor of said polybrominated product in an organic solvent or in bromine as a solvent, wherein the bromination is carried out either concurrently with or subsequent to said particle... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090227817 - Process for producing 1,2-dialkoxy-3-fluorobenzene: The present invention relates to a process for producing a 2-fluoro-6-halophenol as an intermediate; a process for producing a 2-alkoxy-3-fluorophenol and further a 1,2-dialkoxy-3-fluorobenzene from the 2-fluoro-6-halophenol; a second process for producing a 1,2-dialkoxy-3-fluorobenzene from the 2-fluoro-6-halophenol; and a 2-alkoxy-3-fluorophenol. The 2-fluoro-6-halophenol can be obtained using a 2-fluorophenol as a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090227818 - Method for producing a,beta-unsaturated ether: e

20090227819 - Process for ubiquinone intermediates: A process for the preparation of terminally ethylenically unsaturated isopolyprenols characterized in that a carbonyl compound is reacted with ethine in the presence of ammonia and low amounts of an alkaline metal hydroxide and, if desired, the terminally acetylenically unsaturated isopolyprenol obtained is partially hydrogenated in the presence of a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090227820 - Geometrically sized solid shaped carrier for olefin epoxidation catalyst: A geometrically shaped solid carrier is provided that improves the performance and effectiveness of an olefin epoxidation catalyst for epoxidizing an olefin to an olefin oxide. In particular, improved performance and effectiveness of an olefin epoxidation catalyst is achieved by utilizing a geometrically shaped refractory solid carrier in which at... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090221858 - Bisphenol-a plant yield enhancement: An improved process is provided for producing bisphenol-A (BPA) comprising steps of (1) contacting benzene and a C3 alkylating agent to produce an alkylation effluent comprising cumene; (2) oxidizing the cumene to produce the corresponding hydroperoxide; (3) cleaving the hydroperoxide to produce product comprising phenol and acetone; (4) reacting acetone... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090221859 - Production of difluoroethanol: Difluoroethanol is produced by hydrogenation, in the presence of an effective amount of a catalyst containing at least one element of Group VIII of the Periodic Table deposited onto a solid, acidic mineral support, of an acetyl halide having the following formula (I), in which formula X is a halogen... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC