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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435840 | Method for producing orthometalated and orthosubstituted metallocenes The invention relates to compounds having a structural element of formula (I) in an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, wherein: M represents —Li, —MgX3, (C1-C18-Alkyl)3Sn—, —ZnX3 or —B(O—C1-C... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7355057 | Liquid transition metal acetylide chromophores The present invention relates to a series of platinum acetylide nonlinear optical chromophores which are liquid at room temperature. The viscosity of these liquid chromophores is low enough that they are easily processable into optical cells and can be used for nonl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348290 | Arene-ruthenium complexes immobilized on polymers, catalysts consisting of the complexes, and processes for organic syntheses with the same A novel polymer-supported arene-ruthenium complex represented by the following formula: , wherein A represents an organic polymer with a side chain containing an aromatic ring coordinated to Ru, X1 and X2 | 03/25/2008 |
| 7300639 | Process for removing metals from liquids A process is provided for removing one or more metals from liquids. Also provided is a process for the synthesis of aP2 inhibiting compounds having the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282408 | Surface treatment of an oxide layer to enhance adhesion of a ruthenium metal layer A method for forming a ruthenium metal layer on a dielectric layer comprises forming a silicon dioxide layer, then treating the silicon dioxide with a silicon-containing gas, for example silicon hydrides such as silane, disilane, or methylated silanes. Subsequently,... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264846 | Ruthenium layer formation for copper film deposition A method of ruthenium layer formation for high aspect ratios, interconnect features is described. The ruthenium layer is formed using a cyclical deposition process. The cyclical deposition process comprises alternately adsorbing a ruthenium-containing precursor and ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247595 | Supported metallocene catalyst and olefin polymerization using the same A metallocene compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein M is a transition metal of Group 4; Cp denotes a cyclopentadienyl ring unsubstituted or su... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7156731 | Resolution of chiral compounds using aminocyclopentadienyl ruthenium catalysts A chiral compound, particularly a chiral secondary alcohol, can be efficiently resolved under a mild condition by acylation with an alkenyl acetate in the presence of a novel aminocyclopentadienyl ruthenium complex, an enzyme catalyst, and a base. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153809 | P-chiral phospholanes and phosphocyclic compounds and their use in asymmetric catalytic reactions Chiral ligands and metal complexes based on such chiral ligands useful in asymmetric catalysis are disclosed. The metal complexes according to the present invention are useful as catalysts in asymmetric reactions, such as, hydrogenation, hydride transfer, allylic al... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132491 | Chain transfer reagent, free radical polymerization employing the same and resulting polymers Organometallic reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer reagents (RAFT reagents), processes of free radical polymerization employing the same and polymers with low polydispersity index obtained thereby. The process includes polymerizing at least one monomer ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115762 | Polystyrene-supported palladacycle catalysts This invention relates to a recyclable palladacycle catalyst of formula in which each is a single bond or a double bond, provided that if one is a double bond, its neighboring ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7015342 | Ferrocenyl ligands and method for the production of such ligands The invention relates to ferrocenyl ligands of general formula (II), the Sfc,S-enantiomer or the Rfc,R-enantiomer of the ferrocenyl ligands of formula (II) being enriched, and a method for producing such ligands. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009065 | Ferrocenyl ligands and the use thereof in catalysis The invention relates to bidentate organophosphorous ferrocenyl ligands containing ligands of formula (I), to their complex compounds and to their utilization in catalytic processes. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6987202 | Phosphine compounds, transition metal complexes with the compounds contained as ligands therein, and asymmetric synthesis catalysts containing the complexes Phosphine compounds represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 represent substituents, and asymmetric syn... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6939981 | Ruthenium complexes of phosphine-aminophosphine ligands Disclosed are ruthenium complexes of phosphine-aminophosphine ligands that may be used to catalyze large number of reactions of a wide variety of substrates such as asymmetric hydrogenations, asymmetric reductions, asymmetric hydroborations, asymmetric olefin isomer... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6855657 | Ortho substituted chiral phosphines and phosphinites and their use in asymmetric catalytic reactions 3,3′-Substituted chiral biaryl phosphine and phosphinite ligands and metal complexes based on such chiral ligands useful in asymmetric catalysis are disclosed. The metal complexes are useful as catalysts in asymmetric reactions, such as, hydrogenation, hydride tra... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6777567 | Ferrocenyl diphosphines and their use Compounds of the formula (I) and (Ia) in the form of racemates, mixtures of diastereomers or in essentially enantiomerically pure form, (I), (Ia), where R is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C5-C12cycloakyl, phenyl or phenyl substitu... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6750373 | One-step production of 1, 3-propanediol from ethylene oxide and syngas with a cobalt-iron catalyst Disclosed is a new catalyst composition comprising a bimetallic Co—Fe catalyst, optionally complexed with a ligand selected from a N-heterocycle, phosphine, or porphorine ligand, that provides a lower cost alternative for the one step synthesis of 1,3-propanediol ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6743932 | Polymerization catalyst An organometallic compound of the formula I where M1 is selected from among Fe, Ru and Os and M2 is selected from among the transition metals of groups IV to VI of the Periodic Table, which can be p... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6717018 | Production of oxygenated products A process for producing oxygenated products from an olefinic feedstock, which process includes reacting, in a hydroformylation reaction stage, an olefin feedstock with carbon monoxide and hydrogen at elevated temperature and superatmospheric pressure in the presence... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6664462 | Metal complex having ଲ-diketonate, process for production thereof, photoelectric conversion element, and photochemical cell A metal complex having a ଲ-diketonate represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein M represents a metal atom of the VIII group, R1, R2 and R3 represent a group or an atom selected from the group consist... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660892 | Synthesis of aliphatic 1,3-diols utilizing reduced ligand concentration and water extraction This invention is a process for synthesizing aliphatic 1,3-diols in one step by hydroformylation and hydrogenation of oxirane, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen employing a catalyst comprising a cobalt carbonyl compound and a cocatalyst metal compound ligated... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6620342 | Narrow composition distribution polyvinylidene fluoride RECLT films, processes, articles of manufacture and compositions The disclosure relates to a reversible, electrically controllable light transmission (RECLT) film, article of manufacture composition, process and product produced by the process, comprising a conductive narrow composition distribution polyvinylidene fluo... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6576778 | Methods for preparing ruthenium and osmium compounds The present invention provides methods for the preparation of compounds of the formula (Formula I): Ly M(CO)z wherein M is Ru or Os, each L is independently a neutral ligand, y=1-4, and z=1-5. These methods involve the reaction of Ru... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6576475 | Assay system and novel labelled compounds for use therewith A Bis (cyclopentadienyl) metal complex of a derivative thereof is used as a label in an assay utilizing electrichemiluminescence or fluorescence detection means. The Bis (cyclopentadienyl) metal complex may comprise ferrocene or a derivative thereof which... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6517795 | Process for producing hydrotalcites and the metal oxides thereof A process for producing high-purity hydrotalcites by reacting alcohols or alcohol mixtures with at least one or more divalent metal(s) and at least one or more trivalent metal(s) and hydrolyzing the resultant alcoholate mixture with water. The correspondi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6420611 | Composition comprising polymeric phosphite A composition comprising a Group VIII metal and a phosphite-containing polymer having repeat units derived from (1) a carbonyl compound, a monomer, and phosphochloridite; (2) phosphorus trichloride, a polyhydric alcohol, and an aromatic diol; or (3) combi... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6399534 | Bidentate organic phosphite ligands and compositions This invention relates to multidentate organic phosphite ligands and their compositions with Group VIII metals.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6359165 | Asymmetric hydrogenation of ଲ-keto esters Enantiomerically pure ଲ-hydroxy esters are prepared by a process in which ଲ-keto esters are reacted with hydrogen in the presence of catalysts of the formula LRuX2 where X is halogen, acetate, allyl, methallyl, 2-phenylallyl, perchlorate... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6340769 | Method of fabricating iridium-based materials and structures on substrates, and iridium source reagents therefor A method of forming an iridium-containing film on a substrate, from an iridium-containing precursor thereof which is decomposable to deposit iridium on the substrate, by decomposing the precursor and depositing iridium on the substrate in an oxidizing amb... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6339174 | Method for preparing aldehydes by hydroformylation A catalyst composition comprising a) more than 70% by weight of a polyethylene glycol of the formula H--(OCH2 --CH2)n --OH, where n is an integer of 3 to 16 and the number average molecular weight is less than 650 b) rhodi... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6197720 | Palladium clusters and their use as catalysts The invention relates to colloidal palladium composed of palladium clusters with an average particle diameter 0.2 nmࣘdࣘ2 nm with at least 80% of the palladium clusters having a particle diameter which differs by not more than 0.2 nm from the average p... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6084114 | Dipalladaphosphacyclobutanes and a process for preparing the same The invention relates to palladaphosphacyclobutanes of the formula (I) ##STR1## where R1, R2 are, independently of one another, hydrogen, (C1 -C4)-alkyl, (C3 -C12)-cycloalkyl, (C1 | 07/04/2000 |
| 6040403 | Nickel catalysts for polymerization A method for the polymerization of cycloolefins in a presence of a nickel (0) compound or a compound which can be converted in situ into a nickel (0) compound, as a catalyst. The catalyst of the present invention exhibits very high catalytic activity towa... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6018065 | Method of fabricating iridium-based materials and structures on substrates, iridium source reagents therefor A method of forming an iridium-containing film on a substrate, from an iridium-contaiing precursor thereof which is decomposable to deposit iridium on the substrate, by decomposing the precursor and depositing iridium on the substrate in an oxidizing ambi... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6013833 | Process for the preparation of enantiomerically pure 3-hydroxyoctanedioic acid diesters by asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation The invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 are identical or different and are a C1 -C20 -alkyl group, C3 -C12 | 01/11/2000 |
| 5962716 | Methods for preparing ruthenium and osmium compounds The present invention provides methods for the preparation of compounds of the formula (Formula I): Ly M(CO)z wherein M is Ru or Os, each L is independently a neutral ligand, y=1-4, and z=1-5. These methods involve the reaction of Ru... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5922863 | Diene cyclization using ruthenium and osmium carbene complexes Disclosed are ruthenium and osmium carbene compounds which are stable in the presence of a variety of functional groups and which can be used to catalyze olefin metathesis reactions on unstrained cyclic and acyclic olefins. Specifically, the present inven... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5919984 | Catalytic process for the selective oxidation of organic tertiary polyphosphines to phosphine monooxides This invention concerns a process for the selective mono oxidation of organic tertiary polyphosphines to phosphine monooxides. These monooxides are useful as ligands for transition metals in the formation of transition metal catalysts.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5831107 | Palladacycles and a process for their preparation A palladacycle of the formula (I) ##STR1## where: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are, independently of one another, hydrogen, (C1 -C4)-alkyl, (C1 -C4 | 11/03/1998 |
