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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7550622 | Cycloalkylamidoacid compounds, processes for making and uses thereof The invention relates to the field of pharmaceutics and more specifically to cycloalkylamidoacid compositions useful in the preparation of cycloalkyaminoacids and oxazolidinediones, and processes for making cycloamidoacids ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7402693 | Cyclobutanetetracarboxylate compound and preparation method thereof The invention provides a cyclobutanetetracarboxylate compound of general formula (I) and a preparation method thereof: in which R and R1 are as defined in the specification. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390779 | Cycloalkanecarboxylic acid derivatives as fragants with musk characteristics Odourant compounds selected from compounds having the structure: wherein, R1 and R2 may be independently hydrogen or methyl, and n is an integer 1, 2 or 3 provided that n+ the carbon atoms in... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7125589 | Liquid crystal compound having hydrogen as a terminal group, composition comprising the compound, and liquid crystal display element comprising the composition A compound represented by the following formula (1), a composition comprising the composition and an element comprising the composition: Ra is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons and so forth; A1, A2 | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122678 | Cyclic amino acids and derivatives thereof useful as pharmaceutical agents The invention is a novel series of cyclic amino acids which are useful in the treatment of epilepsy, faintness attacks, neurodegenerative disorders, depression, anxiety, panic, pain, neuropathological disorders, gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syn... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7084173 | Compounds that stimulate glucose utilization and methods of use The invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (I) that stimulate rates of glucose oxidation in myocardial cells. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds capable of stimulation of glucose oxidation, methods for increasin... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074828 | Compounds that stimulate glucose utilization and methods of use The invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (I) that stimulate rates of glucose oxidation in myocardial cells: wherein W, Cyc, p, Y, X, Z, R, R1, R2, R | 07/11/2006 |
| 6965049 | Zwitterionic lipid compound and uses thereof Provided is a zwitterionic lipid compound represented by formula (I) given below: In formula (I), m and n are independently integers of 1 to 4, p is an integer of 7 to 21, one R is NH3+, and each ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6909014 | Intermediates for the synthesis of ether compounds The present invention relates to novel ether compounds, compositions comprising ether compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemias, dysproteinemias, and glucose metabolism disorders comprising administering a compo... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6878723 | LTA4 hydrolase inhibitors The invention concerns compounds inhibiting LTA4 hydrolase of formula (I). The invention also concerns their therapeutic, in particular anti-inflammatory, applications. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6858650 | Stable salts of novel derivatives of 3,3-diphenylpropylamines The present invention concerns highly pure, crystalline, stable compounds of novel derivatives of 3,3-diphenylpropylamines in the form of their salts, a method for the manufacture and highly pure, stable intermediate products. The method is in particular char... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6753443 | Preparing method of chiral ester The present invention relates to a process for preparing a chiral ester according to the formula (100): by reacting (i) a racemic alcohol, (ii) a selected ruthenium complex to activate racemization of the racemic alcohol... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6750363 | Olefination process to itaconate and succinate derivatives An efficient and selective process, capable of scale-up, to make itaconate derivatives of formula (IV), and/or succinate derivatives of formula (V) and/or (VI) by asymmetric hydrogenation of the itaconate derivatives. wh... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6734320 | Non-symmetric, partially fluorinated lubricant additives Novel non-symmetric, partially fluorinated compositions and method of manufacture which are useful as lubricants or as additives to lubricant formulations involving the molecular structure: R1f—F′—R2—F″—R3h | 05/11/2004 |
| 6423865 | Compounds and their application as well as a method of producing liquid crystalline polymers therefrom The invention relates to compounds with the general formula Y1 --A1 --M1 --A2 --Y2 wherein Y1 and Y2 are different from each other and Y1 is an acrylate or methacrylate res... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6417389 | Process for the preparation of HPB esters This invention relates to a novel advantageous process for the stereoselective preparation of 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrates (HPB esters) and of their precursors. This is done by starting from readily accessible -unsaturated -hydroxy-γ-keto es... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6383454 | Fluorination A process for fluorinating a hydrocarbon substrate is by mixing it with an inert diluent and mixing the diluted substrate with a gaseous fluorinating reagent to form a foam reaction mixture. The fluorinating reagent reacts with the substrate in the form t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6376699 | Process for preparing alkoxytriazolinones Hydroazinecarboxylic acid ester of the formula ##STR1## In which R1 is an optionally substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, and R3 is an optionally substituted alkyl group.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6369194 | Vicinyl tricarbonyl compounds and combinatorial libraries containing same The invention relates to compounds of formula ##STR1## where R is a structural diversity element selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, peptidyl, heteroatom-substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, and amines; and Nu is a st... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6329429 | Use of GABA analogs such as Gabapentin in the manufacture of a medicament for treating inflammatory diseases GABA analogs such as gabapentin and pregabalin are useful to prevent and treat inflammatory diseases.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6258975 | Process for producing optically active 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutyric acid or its ester Provided is an industrially useful process for producing an optically active 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutyric acid or its ester. An optically active acyloxysuccinic anhydride is reacted with an aromatic compound in the presence of a Lewis acid to produce an optica... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6245922 | Chromophoric photocrosslinking compound A photoactive compound that is the reaction product of an alkenyl azlactone compound and a nucleophilic aromatic ketone is described. Mer units derived from this compound can be used, for example, to crosslink via a hydrogen abstracting mechanism acrylic ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6156896 | Fluorous reaction and separation systems The present invention provides several methods of synthesis and separation in which organic/fluorous phase separation techniques are used to effect separations. The present invention also provides novel compositions of matter comprising fluorous Si, Sn an... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6153650 | Substituted gamma aminobutyric acids as pharmaceutical agents Novel gamma aminobutyric acids of formula (I) are disclosed and are useful as agents in the treatment of epilepsy, faintness attacks, hypokinesia, cranial disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, depression, anxiety, panic, pain, neuropathological disorder... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6118019 | 3-alkoxypropionic ester derivative A 3-alkoxypropionic ester derivative, an olefin polymerization solid catalyst component using the same, an olefin polymerization catalyst using the same, and a process for the preparation of a polyolefin using the same. The 3-alkoxypropionic ester derivat... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6111130 | Process for the preparation of trifluoromethyl containing derivatives The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of trifluoromethylated derivatives of the formula CF3 CCl.dbd.CHCH2 OC(.dbd.O)R, wherein R is unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 straight chain o... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6100424 | Process for the preparation of amino acetic acid esters with a tertiary hydrocarbon radical in the -position Aminoacetic acid esters of formula I in which R1, R2 and R3 are identical or different hydrocarbon radicals, or any two of these radicals form a carbon ring with the carbon atom to which they are attached and R4... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6025519 | Process for preparing cyclobutane-1,2-dicarboxylic esters Cyclobutane-1,2-dicarboxylic esters of the formula: ##STR1## in which R1 is a C1-8 -alkyl group, an optionally substituted mono- or bicyclic cycloaliphatic group having 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms, an optionally substituted aryl o... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5986095 | Enantioselective preparation of halophenyl alcohols and acylates A process is described for preparing a compound of the formula or the S-enantiomer thereof, wherein: R is alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl, R1 is halogen; R2 is halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or ##STR1## wherein... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5952521 | Surfactants and hydrophilic colloid compositions and materials Surfactants useful as dispersing aids in the preparation of compositions comprising a hydrophilic colloid having hydrophobic particles dispersed therein have the structure ##STR1## wherein M is a cation; X represents a group having the structure ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5939554 | Diarylaminopropanediol and diarylmethyl-oxazolidinone compounds A method for preparing a diarylalanine compound is provided. The method includes reacting a diarylaminopropanediol with a reducing agent to form a diarylaminopropanol compound and/or contacting a serine ester derivative with an aryl metal reagent to form ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5863931 | Amidino derivatives and their use as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors Amidino derivatives of formula (I) and salts, and pharmaceutically acceptable esters and amides thereof, in which: R1 is a C1-6 straight or branched chain alkyl group, a C2-6 alkenyl group, a C2-6 alkynyl group,... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5859283 | Intermediates to herbicidal 4-substituted isoxazoles 4-Substituted isoxazole derivatives of formula I: ##STR1## wherein R, R1, R2, Q and n have the meanings defined in the description, which possess valuable herbicidal properties and intermediates useful in their preparation.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5783593 | Inhibitors of squalene synthetase and protein farnesyltransferase The present invention provides a compound of the formula ##STR1## which inhibit squalene synthetase and cholesterol biosynthesis and are useful in the treatment of e.g., hyperlipidaemia, atherosclerosis, or fungal infections, processes for the prepar... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5773614 | Process for the preparation of an antiviral agent (1R,trans) Diprotected 3-methylene-1,2-cyclopropanedimethanol is oxidized to an optically active diol ##STR1## which is then cyclized to an orthoester ##STR2## This orthoester is then treated with a Lewis acid catalyst to give the cyclobuta... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5631401 | Inhibitors of protein farnesyltransferase and squalene synthase The present invention provides a compound of the formula ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful in inhibiting protein farnesyltransferase and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras or inhibiting de novo squale... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5623087 | Method for preparation of optically active diarylalanines A method for preparing a diarylalanine compound is provided. The method includes reacting a diarylaminopropanediol with a reducing agent to form a diarylaminopropanol compound and/or contacting a serine ester derivative with an aryl metal reagent to form ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5610188 | Anticholinergic compounds, compositions and methods of treatment Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein the variables are defined in the specification. The compounds and their salts are soft anticholinergic/antisecretory agents especially useful as mydriatics and as antiperspirants.... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5565490 | P-hydroxyaniline derivatives, their preparation and their use p-Hydroxyaniline derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where the substituents have the following meanings: R1 is hydrogen, or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl; R2 and R3 independently of one another are halogen, alkyl, ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5556864 | -ω-diarylalkane compounds serotonin-2 receptor agonists Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## [wherein: R1 is aryl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen or cyano; R3 is a group of formula --B--NR4 R5, where R4 and R5 are independe... | 09/17/1996 |
