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Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/10

20100331568 - Carbohydrate route to para-xylene and terephthalic acid: Catalytic processes for the conversion of 2,5-dimethyl furan (DMF) to para-xylene are described. Para-xylene is a key product that is currently obtained commercially from petroleum sources. However, it has now been determined that the cycloaddition of ethylene to DMF provides an alternative route to para-xylene. Advantageously, the DMF starting material... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20100331569 - Process for production of oxygen-containing organic compound: Disclosed is a process for the production of an oxygen-containing organic compound by oxidizing an organic compound with molecular oxygen in a liquid phase in the presence both of a catalytic nitrogen-containing cyclic compound and a catalyst including a solid superacid and, supported thereon, a transition metal compound, in which... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100331570 - Method for the nitration of substituted benzenes in the presence of propionic acid: The aim of the invention is to provide a widely applicable method for the nitration of substituted benzenes.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20100331571 - Molding and method for producing the same, and catalyst and method for producing the same: The molding of the present invention shows a shape including a plurality of columnar portions disposed with a predetermined gap; and bridge portions which are provided at both ends in longitudinal directions of two adjacent columnar portions and join adjacent columnar portions each other; and including through holes surrounded by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20100331572 - Method for producing methacrylic acid: The present invention relates to a method for producing methacrylic acid by reacting methacrylamide with water, wherein said reaction is performed continuously in a tube reactor and a pressure differential exists in the flow direction of the reaction mixture inside said tube reactor. Furthermore, the present invention discloses a facility... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100331573 - Process for preparing formic acid: Process for preparing formic acid by hydrogenation of carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst comprising an element of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table, a tertiary amine and a polar solvent at a pressure of from 0.2 to 30 MPa abs and a temperature of... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20100324329 - Compound: A compound is shown by the following formula (5) in which at least one of Rf groups represents a fluorine atom or a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, A′ represents a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20100324330 - Process for preventing development defect and composition for use in the same: The composition for preventing development-defects containing (1) an ammonium salt, a tetraalkylammonium salt or a C1 to C4 alkanolamine salt of C4 to C15 perfluoroalkylcarboxylic acid, C4 to C10 perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid and perfluoroadipic acid, or (2) a fluorinated alkyl quaternary ammonium salt of inorganic acid, wherein said surfactant is formed... Agent: Az Electronic Materials Usa Corp. Industrial Property Department

20100324331 - Mixed oxide catalysts made of hollow shapes: The invention relates to mixed oxide catalysts made of hollow shapes for the catalytic gas phase oxidation of olefins, and to a method for producing the catalysts by applying them as a layer to a carrier made of organic material and removing said organic material. The reaction into aldehydes and... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20100324332 - Carbonylation process for the production of acetic acid using metal-pincer ligand catalysts: A process for the production of acetic acid by the liquid phase carbonylation of an alcohol and/or a reactive derivative thereof in which there is employed a catalyst comprising a complex of rhodium or iridium with a pincer ligand.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100324333 - Process for the production of acetic acid: A process for the production of acetic acid comprising: introducing methanol and/or a reactive derivative thereof and carbon monoxide into a first reaction zone containing a liquid reaction composition comprising a carbonylation catalyst, optionally a carbonylation catalyst promoter, methyl iodide, methyl acetate, acetic acid and water; withdrawing at least a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100324334 - Alkali metal salt of glutamic acid n,n-diacetic acid, a process to prepare such salt, and the use thereof: The present invention relates to an alkalimetal salt of glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid (GLDA) of the formula NaxKyHzGLDA, wherein x is equal to or more than 2 and lower than 4 and y is more than 0 and equal to or lower than 2, x+y is 3.5-4, and x+y+z=4, to processes... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20100317890 - L-carnitine and alkanoyl l-carnitine phytates and process for preparing the same: Salts of L-carnitine and alkanoyl L-carnitines with phytic acid of general formula (I), and the process of preparing the same, wherein the mole ratio between the L-carnitine or its alkanoyl derivatives cation and phytic acid anion be within the range of 1:1 to 6:1, wherein: n=1-6; R1 is the phytate... Agent: Kirk Hermann

20100317891 - Method for the purification of organic acids: The invention relates to a method for the purification of worts containing optionally neutralised organic acids, which comprises the following steps: (a) removal of a portion at least of the divalent cations and optionally of a portion at least of the monovalent cations by passing the same on a cationic... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20100317892 - method for preparing (meth)acrylic anhydride: The present invention relates to an improved method for preparing (meth)acrylic anhydride (A(M)A2O) by transanhydrification between (meth)acrylic acid and acetic anhydride in the presence of at least one polymerization inhibitor, in which reaction to the point of partial conversion of the reagents is carried out, followed by continuous distillation. With... Agent: Arkema Inc. Patent Department - 26th Floor

20100312010 - process for the preparation of (s)-pregabalin: The present invention provides a process for resolving racemic pregabalin to S-pregabalin by using a chiral acid to form a pregabalin salt, purifying the salt to obtain a purified S- pregabalin salt then neutralizing the salt to obtain S-pregabalin having good chiral purity.... Agent: Florek & Endres PLLC

20100312011 - Process of separation of glyoxylic acid from an aqueous reaction medium containing glyoxylic acid and hydrochloric acid: The invention relates to a process for separating glyoxylic acid starting from an aqueous reaction medium containing glyoxylic acid and hydrochloric acid, comprising a step of countercurrent steam stripping of the reaction medium in order to obtain, on the one hand, a gas phase containing the volatile hydrochloric acid and,... Agent: Clariant Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20100312012 - Unsaturated dicarboxylic acids from unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons and acrylic acid by way of metathesis, the use thereof as monomers for polyamides, polyesters and polyurethanes, and subsequent reaction to diols and diamines: The invention relates to a method for producing α/β-unsaturated dicarboxylic acids and the corresponding saturated dicarboxylic acids, whereby the corresponding cycloalkene and acrylic acid are reacted with a ruthenium catalyst by way of a metathesis reaction at high substrate concentrations until the reaction takes place in substance, the resulting dicarboxylic... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100305357 - Optimized liquid-phase oxidation: Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and... Agent: Steven A. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20100305358 - Method for the production of acyl glycinates by means of direct oxidation: in which R1 has the meaning indicated above is/are oxidized with oxygen in the presence of an optionally supported bimetallic catalyst consisting of gold and a metal from group VIII of the periodic table in the alkaline medium in order to obtain one or more acyl glycinate salts of formula... Agent: Clariant Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20100305359 - Processes for preparing a substituted gamma-amino acid: The present invention is related to processes suitable for industrial synthesis of pregabalin from (R)-(−)-3-(carbamoylmethyl)-5-methylhexanoic using sodium hypochlorite as described herein. In addition, the present invention is related to pregabalin which is substantially free of impurities and pharmaceutical compositions comprising pregabalin.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20100305360 - Purification of acetic acid from wood acetylation process using extraction: There is shown a method of purifying glacial acetic acid containing terpene and terpenoid impurities. Substantially dry acetic acid containing terpene and terpenoid impurities is combined with water and a suitable organic solvent, which is substantially immiscible with acetic acid and water, to form a separating composite extraction medium having... Agent: Ferrells, PLLC