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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6767918 | N-(aryl/heteroarylacetyl) amino acid esters, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and methods for inhibiting β-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis by use of such compounds Disclosed are compounds which inhibit β-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis, and, accordingly, have utility in treating Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound which inhibits β-amyloid peptide release and/or i... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6727258 | Allosteric adenosine receptor modulators The present invention relates to compounds of formula (IA): the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical formulations thereof, and their use in medicine as allosteric adenosine receptor modulators for uses including protectio... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6706894 | Thiol compound, method for producing the same and optical product made with the same A thiol compound useful as a starting material for optical materials that have a high refractive index and a high Abbe's number is provided. A method for producing the same is also provided. The thiol compound may be represented by the general formula (1): | 03/16/2004 |
| 6696540 | Episulfide compound, method for producing the same and optical product comprising the same An episulfide compound useful as a starting material for optical materials that have a high refractive index and a high Abbe's number is provided. A method for producing the same and an optical product made with the same are also provided. The episulfide ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6458908 | Sulfur-containing unsaturated carboxylate compound and its cured products A sulfur-containing unsaturated carboxylate compound comprising a sulfur-containing substituent and at least two ,ଲ-unsaturated carboxylic acid residues, which are each attached to a secondary or tertiary carbon atom via an oxygen atom; a pol... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6071861 | Dihalopropene compounds, insecticidal/acaricidal agents containing same, and intermediates for their production The dihalopropene compounds of the general formula [I ] have excellent insecticidal/acaricidal activity, so that they are satisfactorily effective for the control of noxious insects, mites and ticks.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5698690 | Hydroxamic acid derivatives with tricyclic substitution The invention provides hydroxamic acid derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## wherein Bz represents benzyl; R1 represents cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl; R2 represents a saturated 5- to 8-membered monocy... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5674894 | Amidine derivatives useful as platelet aggregation inhibitors and vasodilators The current invention discloses novel amidine derivatives with nitric oxide donating property that can inhibit platelet aggregation and promote vasodilation in a single compound.... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5356924 | Pesticidal benzodioxole Compounds of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a halogen atom or an alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkenoxy, cyano or nitro group; R3 and R4 | 10/18/1994 |
| 5045562 | 1,3,5-trithiane derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof 1,3,5-trithiane derivatives represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein the substituents are defined herein, are disclosed. The trithiane derivatives and their compositions are useful as anti-arteriosclerotic or anti-hyperlipemic agents.... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4987130 | Substituted amine derivatives, their production and use Substituted amino derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 each stand for an acyclic hydrocarbon residue or an alicyclic hydrocarbon residue; R3 and R4 each stand for hydrogen or a... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4816475 | 1,3,5-trithian derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions An anti-arteriosclerotic or anti-hyperlipemic 1,3,5-trithiane derivative according to the formula (I): ##STR1## a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and a process for producing the same.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4761486 | Cyclohexenone derivatives, the preparation and use thereof as herbicides and plant growth regulators Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R1, R2, A and X have the meanings given in the disclosure, a process for their manufacture, herbicidal and plant growth-regulating agents containing the novel active ingred... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4725682 | Biocidal sulfur-containing bis-imino carbamate compounds Sulfur-containing bis-amino carbamate compounds exhibit outstanding acaricidal, nematocidal and insecticidal activity.... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4614821 | Method of producing 1,2,3-trithiane compounds This invention relate to a process for producing a 1,2,3-trithiane compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R1 and R2 is independently a lower alkyl group, or alternatively, R1 and R2 toget... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4530716 | Oxime ethers, compositions containing them and the use thereof The oxime ethers of the formula I below are able to act as antidotes or safeners to protect cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides. Such cultivated plants are preferably sorghum, cereals, maize and rice, and herbicides are principally... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4486447 | Pesticidal symmetrical bis-sulfenylated-bis carbamate compounds Bis-sulfenylated bis-carbamate compounds exhibit activity against insect and mite pests.... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4400389 | Pesticidal symmetrical bis-sulfenylated-bis carbamate compounds Bis-sulfenylated bis-carbamate compounds exhibit activity against insect and mite pests.... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4386214 | Process for the preparation of cyclic perfluoroaliphaticdisulfonic acid anhydrides Cyclic perfluoroaliphaticdisulfonic acid anhydrides, sulfonamide derivatives thereof, a process for making the same, curable compositions containing cyclic perfluoroaliphaticdisulfonic acid anhydrides or sulfonamide derivatives thereof and cationically-se... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4329293 | Trialkylamine/sulfur dioxide catalyzed sulfenylation of carbamates An improved process is disclosed for sulfenylating carbamates in the presence of a solvent and acid acceptor, in which the reaction between a carbamate and a sulfenyl halide is conducted in the presence of a catalytic amount of a complex of a lower alkyla... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4329478 | Cyclic perfluoroaliphaticdisulfonic acid anhydrides Cyclic perfluoroaliphaticdisulfonic acid anhydrides, sulfonamide derivatives thereof, a process for making the same, curable compositions containing cyclic perfluoroaliphaticdisulfonic acid anhydrides or sulfonamide derivatives thereof and cationically-se... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4327110 | Pesticidal symmetrical N-substituted bis-carbamoyloximino disulfide compounds Symmetrical N-substituted bis-carbamoyloximino disulfide compounds exhibit outstanding nematocidal, miticidal and insecticidal activity, coupled with substantially reduced mammalian toxicity and phytotoxicity as compared to known pesticidal compounds havi... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4267351 | Sulfur trioxide adducts of sulfolenes Cyclic sulfonate-sulfate anhydrides are produced by the reaction of an - or ଲ-type sulfolene compound with SO3. Reaction of the cyclic sulfonate-sulfate anhydrides with alcohols produces alkyl esters of hydroxysulfolane sulfonic ac... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4179514 | Ketoalkanesulfenyl and ketoalkanethiosulfenyl carbamates Ketoalkanesulfenyl and ketoalkanethiosulfenyl carbamates exhibit exceptional pesticidal activity.... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4098815 | Novel analogues of prostanoic acids not occurring in nature The present invention relates to novel not naturally occurring analogues of prostanoic acids of the formula ##STR1## as well as a process for their preparation. The compounds of the invention have valuable pharmacological properties similar to those ... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4031034 | Altering perfume green notes using trithioacetone Perfume and fragrance compositions, and perfumed articles comprising trithioacetone having the structure: ##STR1## are described.... | 06/21/1977 |