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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8022245 | Alpha-fluoromethoxycarboxylic ester, process for producing the alpha-fluoromethoxycarboxylic ester, and process for producing sevoflurane The present invention provides a novel α-fluoromethoxycarboxylic ester represented by Formula (1): (CF3)2C(OCH2F)COOR wherein R is a hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent; a process for producing 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopro... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013182 | Carboxylic acid ester, use of the same, and method for producing the same The present invention provides a process for producing a novel compound, i.e., α-chloromethoxycarboxylic acid ester represented by General Formula (1): (CF3)2C(OCH2Cl)COOR, wherein R is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted w... | 09/06/2011 |
| RE41357 | Process for producing a fluorine atom-containing sulfonyl fluoride compound The present invention provides a process whereby fluorine atom-containing sulfonyl fluoride compound(s) useful as e.g. materials for ion-exchange membranes, can be produced efficiently and at low cost without structural limitations while solving the difficulties in ... | 05/25/2010 |
| RE41184 | Process for producing a fluorine atom-containing sulfonyl fluoride compound The present invention provides a process whereby fluorine atom-containing sulfonyl fluoride compound(s) useful as e.g. materials for ion-exchange membranes, can be produced efficiently and at low cost without structural limitations while solving the difficulties in ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7420078 | Process for the preparation of intermediates useful in the synthesis of statin derivatives especially 7-amino 3,5-dihydroxy heptanoic acid derivatives, and intermediates thereof The invention relates to synthesis methods for the preparation of statin derivatives, which methods proceed by way of a key intermediate of formula I wherein X is halogen, acyloxy, activated hydrocarbyloxy, activated hydrocarbylthio or N(CH3)OCH3 | 09/02/2008 |
| 7339073 | Method for obtaining 5-halogenolaevulinic acid alkyl esters A method for obtaining a 5-bromolevulinic acid methyl ester or a 5-chlorolevulinic acid methyl ester from either a bromination mixture or a chlorination mixture, containing either a 5-bromo-levulinic acid methyl ester or a 5-chlorolevulinic acid methyl ester, respec... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7271229 | Processes for producing a fluorosulfonyl group-containing compound and a compound led from the fluorosulfonyl group-containing compound A fluorosulfonyl group-containing compound having a high polymerization reactivity, a process for its production, a sulfonyl group-containing polymerizable monomer led from the sulfonyl group-containing compound, and a polymer obtainable by polymerizing the sulfonyl... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7220878 | Method of purifying and separating 2-fluoro-3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester The present invention concerns a method for purifying/separating a 2-fluoro-3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester from a reaction mixture resulting from the fluorination of a 3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester. The method involves depleting the reaction mixture of a hydrogen... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7019162 | Process for preparing 2-fluoro-3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester A process for producing a 2-fluoro-3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester by fluorinating 3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester with a fluorine gas is provided. The process is characterized in that the concentration of 3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester in the reaction mixture for ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005029 | Method of making a multi-well test plate having adhesively secured transparent bottom panel A method of making a multi-well test plate including an upper frame portion and a glass panel secured to a lower side of the upper frame portion with a layer of light-curable adhesive. The upper frame portion includes a plurality of walls defining adjacent wells for... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6936722 | Polyhalogenated ethers (Per)haloethers having formula: X—(Rf)L—O—CF2CF2—O—CX1X2—CFX3X4 (I), process for obtaining them and hypofluorites usable in the synthesis of said (per)h... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923921 | Fluorinated polyether compositions Described are fluorinated polyether compounds having a molecular weight range between 750 g/mol and 4000 g/mol where such polyether compounds are intermediates used in fluorinated compositions for treating various substrates. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6894187 | Method for producing a fluorine-containing compound The present invention provides a method for obtaining a compound useful as a raw material for various fluororesins in high yield by a short process by using a starting material which is inexpensive and readily available. ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6815559 | Process for producing 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid or its derivative The invention relates to a process for producing 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid. This process includes the step of (a) bringing a 1,1-dihalogeno-3,3,3-trifluoroacetone into contact with a basic aqueous solution. The obtained 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropion... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6790982 | Process for producing a fluorine atom-containing sulfonyl fluoride compound The present invention provides a process whereby fluorine atom-containing sulfonyl fluoride compound(s) useful as e.g. materials for ion-exchange membranes, can be produced efficiently and at low cost without structural limitations while solving the difficulties in ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6743943 | Polymerizable halogenated vinyl ethers Vinyl ether compounds having the formula: R—O—X—O—CH═CH2 wherein R is a radical selected from R1—CnHm—, R1—CnHm—C(═O)—, R1... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6723871 | Process for producing optically active alcohol A novel production process capable of obtaining an optically active alcohol in a high optical purity by subjecting a β-keto ester such as a 3-perfluoroalkyl-3-oxopropionate ester or a 3-trichloroalkyl-3-oxopropionate ester to asymmetric reduction in simple and conv... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6548459 | Process for preparing rust inhibitors from cashew nut shell liquid A process for the preparation of CNSL phenoxy carboxylic acid derivatives for use as an additive in a lubricant composition so as to impart improved rust inhibiting properties, including the steps of (a) partially hydrogenating distilled technical cashew ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6492545 | Process for producing optically active alcohol A novel process in which an optically active alcohol compound having a desired absolute configuration and a high optical purity can be obtained by asymmetrically hydrogenating a ଲ-keto acid compound through a simple operation. An optically active al... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6482979 | Perfluorinated acid fluorides and preparation thereof A method for the preparation of a perfluorinated acid fluoride (especially 3-alkoxy propionic acid fluoride) is provided. The method results in high yields of the acid fluoride.... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6417390 | Polymerization process in suspension Use of surfactants in the suspension polymerization of fluorinated monomers for preparing fluoropolymers containing hydrogen, said surfacants having the general formula: Rf --[L--(OCHR1 --CHR2)m --OZ)]i wh... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6407282 | Process for producing monoester from dicarboxylic acid fluoride Monoester monoacid fluoride of dicarboxylic acid is produced by allowing dicaroxylic acid fluoride represented by the following general formula: FOCCF(CF3)OCF2 (A)p(CF2)qCOF where A is a bifunctional perfluorinated group having 1 to... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6372923 | Process for preparing alcohol derivatives The present invention provides a process for preparing an alcohol derivative, where the alcohol derivative is an ester, acetal, ketal, ether glycoside, or alkyl glycoside, by reacting an alcohol with a carbonyl compound, alcohol, olefin, epoxy compound or... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6353012 | 15-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-related compounds and methods of use HETE derivatives and methods of their use for treating dry eye are disclosed.... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6316505 | Pharmaceutical compositions comprising fluorinated co-polymers Block copolymers containing a fluorinated hydrocarbon unit, a hydrocarbon unit, and a poly(oxyethylene) unit are useful in fluid formulations of pharmaceutical agents. A typical embodiment is: C11 H23 --CONHC2 H4 NHC... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6307094 | Process for substituted 3-hydroxybutyrate esters The present invention provides a solventless process for the catalytic hydrogenation of esters of 4,4,4-trihaloacetoacetic acid using a platinum catalyst in the presence of an acid or base co-catalyst to provide the analagous 3-hydroxybutyrate ester. Such... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6300511 | Catalyzed fluorination of carbonyl compounds The present invention provides a method of substituting a carbonyl compound with fluorine at the -position, comprising reaching the carbonyl compound with a fluorinating present of a metal-containing catalyst. The reaction results in replacement of... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6291704 | Polymerizable halogenated vinyl ethers Vinyl ether compounds having the formula: R--O--X--O--CH.dbd.CH2 wherein R is a radical selected from R1 --Cn Hm --, R1 --Cn Hm --C(.dbd.O)--, R1 --Cn Hm ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6187724 | Lubricant composition and magnetic recording medium using the same A lubricant composition comprising (A) a compound of the formula: R1 --COO--R2 wherein R1 is a higher aliphatic hydrocarbon residue and R2 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon residue which may contain fluorine atom(s) and/or ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6184376 | Synthesis of acyclic nucleoside derivatives Methods and novel intermediates of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R6 and R7 are lower alkyl or benzyl or R6 and R7 taken together are --CH2 CH2 --, --CH2 CH2 CH2 | 02/06/2001 |
| 6166260 | Tandem reduction and host-guest complexation The present invention relates to a tandem process of reduction and host-guest complexation using metal-hydride complexes to reduce chemical entities bearing carbonyl groups or their equivalents, and host-guest complexation to achieve improved optical reso... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6160161 | Per(poly)fluorinated polyoxyethylated carbamates Per(poly)fluorinated polyoxyethylated carbamates of general formula (I) in which RF represents a perfluorinated group containing between 1 and 18 carbon atoms, W represents an oxo group or nothing, n is an integer from 1 to 10, m is from values... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6127517 | Polymerization of hexafluoropropene oxide Before hexafluoropropene oxide (HFPO) is polymerized in a polymerization initiator solution of a polymerization initiator of the formula: CSOCF2 --Rf--CF2 OCs wherein Rf is a perfluoroalkylene group which may have an ether bond in an... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5985859 | Methods of inhibiting bacterial sialidase A method of inhibiting bacterial sialidase comprising administering to a subject an inhibiting effective amount of a compound of formula I: ##STR1## wherein A is CO2 H, PO2 H, or SO2 H; B is N; R1 and R | 11/16/1999 |
| 5919973 | Process for the polymerization of hexafluoropropene oxide The invention provides a process for polymerizing hexafluoropropene oxide in a polymerization initiator solution to produce a fluorinated polyether. The initiator solution contains a polymerization initiator of the formula: CSOCF2 -Rf-CF2 | 07/06/1999 |
| 5917008 | Polytetrafluoroethylene dispersions in an organic solvent and dispersing agents employed therein Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) dispersions in an organic solvent, comprising: (A) from 2 to 40% by weight of PTFE in powder form; (B) from 50 to 95% by weight of an organic solvent; (C) from 0.5 to 10% by weight of a dispersing agent of formula: (RH -L) | 06/29/1999 |
| 5831131 | Process for preparing peroxides A process for the faster manufacturing of hydrocarbon, fluorocarbon and chlorocarbon acyl peroxides is disclosed wherein a hydroxide, a peroxide and an acyl halide are reacted under continuous vigorous agitation conditions so as to bring the reaction to s... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827883 | Dermatological use of vitamin D derivatives A method of using vitamin D derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is .dbd.CH2 or H,H; Y is a moiety --CH(CH3)--(A)n --C(O)--OR1 (a) --CH(CH3)--CH2 --O--C(O)--R2 | 10/27/1998 |
| 5792876 | Process for producing acetals A process is described for producing acetals comprising reacting an aldehyde or a ketone with an alcohol in the presence of a titanium compound having an acetylacetone as a ligand, or in the presence of a compound selected from the group consisting of sta... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5763552 | Hydrogen-containing flourosurfacant and its use in polymerization A partially-fluorinated surfactant having internal methylene groups and having the formula Rf --(CH2)m --R'f --COOM wherein m is 1-3, Rf is perfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkoxy, containing 3-8 carbon ato... | 06/09/1998 |
