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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124793 | Derivatives of ethylene methanedisulfonate as cancer chemotherapeutic agents The present application discloses derivatives of ethylene methanedisulfonate as cancer chemotherapeutic agents and methods of synthesizing such derivatives. The derivatives include modifications of ethylene methanedisulfonate by replacing one or both of the chemical... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7919634 | Fused thiophenes, articles, and methods thereof Fused thiophene (FT) compounds, FT polymers, FT containing articles, and methods for making and using the FT compounds and polymers thereof of the formulas, as defined herein. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7829730 | Process for production of methylene disulfonate compound The present invention provides a process for producing a methylene disulfonate compound in a simple manner at low cost. The present invention provides a process for producing a methylene disulfonate compound represented by General Formula (2) comprising: ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7820832 | Oxidized mixed cyclic phenol sulfides, and charge control agents and toners using the same The present invention discloses an oxidized mixed cyclic phenol sulfide which is a mixture of the oxidized cyclic phenol sulfide wherein m is 8 and the oxidized cyclic phenol sulfide wherein m is an integer other than 8, the oxidized cyclic phenol sulfide being repr... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7271164 | Cyclohepta[b][1,4]diazepino[6,7,1,-hi]indoles and derivatives This invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are each, independently, H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, —CH2-cycloalkyl, alkoxy, halogen, fluorinated alkyl, —CN, â€... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271163 | Cyclopenta[b][1,4]diazepino[6,7,1-hi]indoles and derivatives This invention provides compounds of the formulae: wherein: R1 is hydrogen, —C(O)CH3 or alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms; R2 and R | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271162 | Cycloocta[b][1,4]diazepino[6,7,1-hi]indoles and derivatives This invention provides compounds of formula I having the structure wherein: R1 and R2 are H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, halogen, fluorinated alkyl, —CN, —NH—SO2-alkyl, —S... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7232915 | Process for the synthesis of 1,3-diols An improved process for the preparation of cis-1,3-diols is described where a beta hydroxy ketone is treated with a trialkylborane or dialkylalkoxyborane or a mixture of a trialkylborane and a dialkylalkoxyborane followed by recovery and reuse of the alkylborane spe... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7189866 | Siloxane polysulfide usable as cross-linking agent, and process for obtaining such Siloxane polysulfide compound of the general formula (I) below: in which: the number x, which may be an integer or a fractional number, is equal to or greater than 2; ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169942 | Cannabinoid derivatives, methods of making, and use thereof 1′-substituted cannabinoid derivatives of delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and delta-6a-10a-tetrahydrocannabinol that have affinity for the cannabinoid receptor type-1 (CB-1) and/or cannabinoid receptor type-2 (CB-2). Compounds having ac... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7009032 | Sulfide-containing polythiols The present invention relates to sulfide-containing polythiols and their methods of preparation. Sulfide-containing polythiols can have a variety of uses and applications. The sulfide-containing polythiols of the present invention can be especially useful in polyure... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995276 | Cyclic disulfide compound, process of producing the same and optical product comprising the same A compound capable of giving optical materials that may be high in both refractive index and Abbe's number and may be excellent in heat resistance and transparency, and a process that may produce the same with good efficiency are disclosed. The compound may be a cyc... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6936721 | Metallic thiacalix[4]arene complexes The object of the invention is new complexes of derivatives of thiacalix[4]arenes having the formula: R1a, R2a, R3a, R4a, R1b, R2b, R3b et R | 08/30/2005 |
| 6890715 | Sensors of conducting and insulating composites The present invention provides a class of sensors prepared from at least a first material having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance and a second non-conductive or insulating material compositionally different than the first material that show an increa... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6794520 | Hydrolyzable and polymerizable silanes based on methylene dithiepane Methylene dithiepane silanes according to Formula I in which R1 is a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which can be interrupted by one or more oxyge... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6570025 | Sulfur compound and use thereof This invention provides sulfur-containing (meth)acrylic ester compounds each of which is represented by the following formula (1); ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group or may be fu... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6544604 | Liquid crystalline compound having difluoropropyleneoxy group as bonding group, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element The present invention provides a liquid crystalline compound having a difluoropropyleneoxy group as a bonding group, which is represented by Formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent hydrogen, halogen, ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6472488 | (Thio) (meth) acrylate monomers, intermediate compounds for the synthesis of these monomers, polymerizable compositions and polymers obtained, and their optical and ophthalmic uses Polymerizable compositions from novel monomers that correspond to the formula: ##STR1## in which: Z represents H or CH3 and X represents O or S, and Y is a 5- to 8-membered heterocycle consisting of hydrogen, carbon and sulphur atoms and at lea... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6407136 | 1,4-dithiin and 1,4-dithiepin-1,1,4,4, tetroxide derivatives useful as antagonists of the human galanin receptor The invention is directed to 1,4-dithiin- and 1,4-dithiepin-1,1,4,4-tetroxide derivatives useful as galanin receptor antagonists for treating disorders of the central nervous system. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the present ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6355671 | SULFONATED DERIVATIVES OF CYCLIC PHENOL SULFIDES, PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF, SEPARATING AND RECOVERING AGENTS CONTAINING CYCLIC PHENOL SULFIDES, METHODS FOR SEPARATION AND RECOVERY THEREWITH, AND DRUG COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SULFIDES A sulfonic acid compound of a cyclic phenol sulfide represented by formula (1): ##STR1## (wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, or an acyl group; M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a metal, ammonium, (lower-alkyl)ammon... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6350545 | Sulfonylimide compounds Novel sulfonylinide and sulfonylmethide compounds are described which are useful as conductive salts. Also described is the use of the above compounds in salt form in battery electrolytes, particular salts having mixed perfluorocaron and hydrocarbon group... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6344556 | Polymerisable monomers and polymers The invention relates to compounds of the formulae: ##STR1## processes for their preparation, polymers, co-polymers or block co-polymers containing them or their use as monomers or co-monomers in free radical polymerisation and in the manufacture of adhes... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6307062 | (Thio) (meth) acrylate monomers, intermediate compounds for the synthesis of these monomers, polymerisable compositions and polymers obtained, and their optical and ophthalmic uses The novel monomers correspond to the formula: ##STR1## in which: Z represents H or CH3 and X represents O or S, and Y is a 5- to 8-membered heterocycle consisting of hydrogen, carbon and sulphur atoms and at least two endocyclic sulphur atoms.... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6043361 | Polymerisable monomers and polymers The invention relates to compounds of the formulae: processes for their preparation, polymers, co-polymers or block co-polymers containing them or their use as monomers or co-monomers in free radical polymerisation and in the manufacture of adhesives, den... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6022938 | Compounds with isocyanate groups and masked groups reactive in relation to isocyanates Isocyanato compounds with capped, isocyanate-reactive groups are those of the formula I ##STR1## where R1 and R2 are hydrogen, C1 -C10 -alkyl, C6 -C10 -aryl or C7 -C10 | 02/08/2000 |
| 5998631 | Cyclic phenol sulfide having at least one sulfinyl or sulfonyl group and process for producing the same A cyclic phenol sulfide containing at least one sulfinyl or sulfonyl group represented by formula (1): ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, or an acyl group; Y represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, a halogena... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5824808 | Cyclic phenol sulfide and process for producing the same A cyclic phenol sulfide represented by the following formula (1) is described: ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, or an acyl group; Y1 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, a halogenated hyd... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5718845 | Tricyanovinyl substitution process for NLO polymers Nonlinear optical compounds which contain a heteroaromatic ring and may further comprise a tricyanovinyl group attached to the heteroaromatic ring.... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5637709 | Photochromatic substances Polychromatic compounds of pyrans having a substituted adamantane or a polycyclic ring system, with the exception of adamantane, in the 2-position of the pyran ring, having the structure ##STR1## whereby the residues R1 -R4 are ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5616728 | Organic charge transfer complex An organic charge transfer complex comprising an electron donor and an electron acceptor, the electron donor is at least one of bis(oxapropylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene represented by formula (1): ##STR1## and bis(thiapropylenedithio)tetrathiafulval... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5608058 | Processing for purifying crown compounds A process of preparing a purified crown compound is disclosed which comprises the steps of (a) dissolving a crown compound and a salt in an organic solvent to form a solution of a complex salt of a crown compound; (b) filtering the solution to obtain a fi... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5519147 | Derivatized polythiophenes and devices comprising same Novel polythiophene derivatives are provided along with sensing devices comprising such derivatives in a layer disposed upon a substrate. In preferred embodiments, the polythiophene derivatives bear crown ether moieties covalently bound to 3 positions of ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5290950 | Tetra substituted cyclohexane composition Disclosed is a tetra substituted cyclohexane having an ionophore in the one and two positions wherein the ionophore may be the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of a crown, a podand and a cryptand wherein the ionophore is capable... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5264538 | Cyclic poly(aryl ether) oligomers Cyclic poly(aryl ether) oligomers and mixtures thereof, and methods for the preparation thereof in a highly dilute reaction medium under reaction conditions favorable for ring closure at low degrees of polymerization. These oligomers are represented by th... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5264455 | Sulfur-substituted mevinic acid derivatives X is hydrogen or --S(O)m --R1 and Y is hydrogen or S(O)n --R2, except that X and Y are not both hydrogen, or one of X and Y is --S--alkyl--SH and the other is hydrogen; ##STR2## and the remaining symbols ar... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5260310 | Oxetanone compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Novel compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein Q, R1 and R2 are described herein, are disclosed along with pharmaceutical compositions, methods of use, and process for producing compounds of formula I which starts from the corr... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5220035 | Dithiol-(2-nitrobenzoate) indicators Test compositions, indicators, and test device are provided which are capable of generating different hues at different analyte concentrations. The compositions are capable of generating a yellow hue in situ. Visual tests for clinically important analytes... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5179213 | Macrocyclic ligands bonded to an inorganic support matrix and a process for selectively and quantitatively removing and concentrating ions present at low concentrations from mixtures thereof with other ions A process of separating one or more seleced species of ions from a solution containing the ions comprises contacting the solution with a novel composition of matter comprising a hydrocarbon chain covalently bonded to a macrocyclic compound, wherein the ma... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5098928 | Ketendithioacetal derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same The ketenedithioacetal derivatives of formula (I) have a potent hypolipidemic and anti-arteriosclerotic effect and are useful for prophylaxis and treatment of arteriosclerosis or hyperlipidemia.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5093502 | 14,17-dihydroxy-17ଲ-substituted steroids A process for the preparation of novel 14, 17-dihydroxy-17ଲ-substituted steroids by reacting 14-hydroxy-17-oxo-steroids with metal organic compounds and the use of the said novel steroids in the production of 14, 17&... | 03/03/1992 |