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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7989664 | Methods and systems for generating polyols Disclosed are methods for generating propylene glycol, ethylene glycol and other polyols, diols, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and alcohols from biomass using hydrogen produced from the biomass. The methods involve reacting a portion of an aqueous stream of a... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7973199 | Process for producing acetone from bioethanol The present invention provides a technique for producing acetone in a high yield from hydrated ethanol derived from biomass, without requiring a large amount of energy. Hydrated ethanol derived from biomass is heated to a reaction temperature of 400° C. or higher i... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7847129 | Method for dehydrogenating alcohols A method for dehydrogenating primary or secondary alcohols having 1 to 12 carbon atoms to give the corresponding aldehydes or ketones in which the alcohol is brought into contact with a catalytically active composition comprising an active component of the formula | 12/07/2010 |
| 7560598 | Fragrance compositions from tertiary terpene alcohols Cyclic ethers or chloroketones useful as fragrance components or intermediates are made by reacting a saturated, tertiary terpene alcohol with hypochloric acid under conditions effective to promote oxidation. trans-Pinanol gives predominantly 6,9-dimethyl-7-oxatricy... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7491852 | Process for preparing aldehyde or ketone by oxidation of alcohol with a catalyst having a core-porous shell structure The present invention discloses a novel use of a catalyst with core-porous shell structure, which includes carrying out an oxidation of an alcohol in vapor phase and in the presence of the catalyst with core-porous shell structure to form an aldehyde or ketone, wher... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7365217 | Oxidation process A process is disclosed for reacting an olefin, hydrogen, and oxygen in a reactor in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst comprising a transition metal zeolite and a noble metal to produce a product stream comprising an epoxide and an alkane. The alkane is separat... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348182 | Directed microwave chemistry The present invention concerns a novel means by which chemical preparations can be made. Reactions can be accelerated on special chips using microwave energy. The chips contain materials that efficiently absorb microwave energy causing chemical reaction rate increas... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335796 | Process for the preparation of ketones by ozonolysis The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a ketone from a tertiary alcohol having a double bond in the alpha position, that includes the step of contacting tertiary alcohol having a double bond in the alpha position with ozone in the presence of an i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332632 | Method for producing aldehyde compound or ketone compound by using microreactor The method for producing an aldehyde or ketone compound from a corresponding primary or secondary alcohol at relatively high temperature within a short time with a high yield including a step (1) of reacting a sulfoxide compound with an activating agent to produce a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319172 | Process for the preparation of methylheptenone Methylheptenone (2-methyl-2-hepten-6-one) is prepared by reacting 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol with isopropenyl methyl ether in the presence of hydrogen tris(oxalato)phosphate or hydrogen bis(oxalato)borate. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7109379 | Method for producing carbonyl compound An oily solution of water-insoluble aliphatic alcohol is allowed to react with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution in the presence of a catalyst containing a metal compound belonging to Group 8 to 10 of the Periodic Table in a heterogeneous solution system. As a r... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7030280 | Process for producing optically active β-trifluoromethyl-β-hydroxycarbonyl compound The present invention provides a process for producing an optically active β-trifluoromethyl-β-hydroxycarbonyl compound represented by formula (3): comprising a step of reacting a fluoral equivalent represented by for... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030279 | Process for transition metal free catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols under mild conditions using stable free nitroxyl radicals An alcohol can be oxidized by a process in which a primary or secondary alcohol are reacted with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst composition containing (i) a stable free nitroxyl radical derivative, (ii) a nitrate source, (iii) a bromide sourc... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6995291 | Process for the oxidation of unsaturated alcohols The present invention relates to the field of organic synthesis and more precisely to a process for the synthesis of an unsaturated aldehyde or ketone by oxidation of the corresponding alcohol. The oxidation is performed by a hypochlorite salt and a catalytic amount... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6867307 | Intermediates for use in the preparation of vitamin E Intermediate compounds which can be used in the preparation of phytone and Vitamin E, a process for the preparation thereof, and a process for the preparation of phytone and Vitamin E from these intermediate compounds. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6818587 | Double-metal cyanide catalysts for preparing polyether polyols The invention relates to double-metal cyanide (DMC) catalysts for preparing polyether polyols by the polyaddition of alkylene oxides on to starter compounds containing active hydrogen atoms, wherein the DMC catalysts are composed of: a) at least one DMC compound; b)... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6670509 | Conversion of organic substrates to oxygenates or olefins using a bicyclo imide promoter A process for oxygenating organic substrates such as aliphatic hydrocarbons has been developed. The process involves contacting the organic substrate with oxygen in the presence of a bicyclo imide promoter and a metal co-catalyst. The process is preferabl... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6639112 | Method for preparing ketones by pyrogenic reaction of aldehydes, alcohols, acids or esters The invention concerns a method for preparing ketones of formula (I) wherein A and B are as defined in claim 1, consisting of reacting at a temperature ranging between 250 and 500° C. a compound of formula (II): A--X with a compound of formula (III): B--... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6562311 | Method for preparing hydrazine hydrate The invention concerns a method for preparing methyl ethyl ketone azine which consists in: (a) reacting ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and methyl ethyl ketone in the presence of a working solution to form an azine; (b) separating the working solution and the ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6512144 | Oxidation of hydrocarbons using crystalline manganese (II/III) phosphate compositions Processes for oxidizing hydrocarbons using a new family of crystalline manganese phosphate compositions have been developed. These compositions have an extended network which network can be a one-, two-, or three-dimensional network. The composition has a... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6441243 | Process for the selective oxidation of alcohols using readily removable nitroxyl radicals The invention relates to a process for the selective oxidation of alcohols to ketones or to aldehydes by means of an alkali hypohalite under alkaline conditions, which comprises carrying out the oxidation in the presence of a heterogeneous oxidation catal... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6306364 | Stannosilicate molecular sieves A new family of stannosilicate molecular sieves which have the zeolite beta structure are disclosed. These molecular sieves have a three dimensional framework structure composed of SnO2 and SiO2 tetrahedral oxide units and at least o... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6300523 | Noncatalytic organic synthesis using supercritical water This invention is intended to provide a method for producing pinacoline by means of pinacol rearrangement in supercritical water, which affords an extremely high reaction rate without the addition of high concentrations of acid, and this invention is dire... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6156931 | Crystalline manganese (II/III) phosphate compositions A new family of crystalline manganese phosphate compositions has been prepared. These compositions have an extended network which network can be a one-, two-, or three-dimensional network. The composition has an empirical formula of: (A3+)... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6031139 | Preparation of -fluoroketones The use of polar organic solvent as the solvent in the direct fluorination, to make an -fluoroketone, of an enol ester or enol trialkylsilyl ether of a compound containing a tautomerisable ketone group, the solvent being relatively inert to fluorin... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5998671 | Fluorinated ketones and method for making same A method for the preparation of a fluorinated ketone of the formula: ##STR1## where R1 and R2 are independently fluorine, alkyl of from about 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, fluoroalkyl of from about 1 to about 8 carbon atoms, or ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5929287 | Chlorination of substituted alkenes using trichloroisocyanuric acid This invention relates to a process for the selective monochlorination or dichlorination of certain substituted alkenes using trichloroisocyanuric acid. The chlorinated alkenes can be easily hydrolyzed to provide -monochloroketones or , ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5821374 | Process for the oxidation of alcohols A process for oxidizing primary and secondary alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones is disclosed. The oxidation is carried out by reacting the primary or secondary alcohol with an organic N-chloro compound oxidizing agent in the presence of ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5723679 | Process for the preparation of methyl ethyl ketone from secondary butyl alcohol using an improved copper silica catalyst A process for the production of methyl ethyl ketone by means of oxidative dehydrogenation of secondary butyl alcohol using an amorphous copper-silica catalyst prepared by a sol-gel route, in which an alkoxide or other suitable salt or complex of copper is... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5698744 | Process for the selective oxidation of compounds Selective oxidation employs ferromagnetic chromium dioxide followed by magnetic separation.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5689008 | Catalytic reaction rate enhancement at low temperatures The present invention relates to sustaining high reaction rates at lower reaction temperatures than conventionally utilized with the particular catalyst. The improved reaction rates are obtained using various techniques and combinations thereof including ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5559275 | Process for the conversion of lower alcohols to higher branched oxygenates A process is provided for the production of branched C4+ oxygenates from lower alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and mixtures thereof. The process comprises contacting the lower alcohols with a solid catalyst comprising a mixed meta... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5449844 | Intermediates for preparing vitamins A and E and carotenoids The present invention relates to a new method of condensing polyenic compounds wherein a compound having the formula III ##STR1## is condensed with a compound having the formula IV ##STR2## under the influence of a Lewis acid or a protic acid. R... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5426249 | Process for the simultaneous production of 1,2- and 1,3-propanediol A process is described for the simultaneous production of 1,2- and 1,3-propanediol from glycerol. The process involves the reaction stages (a) dehydration of glycerol by feeding a gaseous glycerol-water mixture with 10 to 40 wt % glycerol at 250° to 340Â... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5426206 | Stereospecific synthesis of aldols Methods are provided for preparing all four diastereomers of 2-alkyl-3-hydroxyalkanals, 2-alkyl-3-silyloxyalkanals, and the like, with high enantiocontrol, using non-aldol chemistry. The synthetic methods also provide novel, stereospecific routes to polyp... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5149884 | Tube bundle reactor, use thereof in exothermic organic reactions, and preparation of ketones and aldehydes using same In a tube bundle reactor for carrying out catalytic organic reactions in the gas phase, comprising reaction tubes (A) arranged between tubesheets (B), the reaction tubes have an inside diameter ranging from 0.5 to 3 cm, the ratio of reaction tube length t... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4876392 | Process for preparation of keystones by oxidation of secondary alcohols using a trimetallic catalyst comprising molybdenum, rhenium and a group VIII noble metal An improved process for preparing ketones by contacting a secondary aliphatic alcohol in the vapor phase with a trimetallic catalyst containing molybdenum, rhenium and a Group VIII noble metal.... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4846945 | Oxidation process Oxidation of alcohols to ketones using bromine suffers from a side reaction of comparable speed in which a bromide substituted product is formed. Additionally, the use of bromine as reagent is relatively unpleasant and it creates a major waste disposal pr... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4739122 | Preparation of ketones A process to produce Methyl Amyl Ketone heterogeneously via the cross-aldol condensation reaction between a C3 (isopropanol or acetone feed) and a C4 (butanol or butyraldehyde feed). The catalyst, hydrogen reduced copper oxide on gam... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4727196 | Production of higher carbonyl compounds from lower alcohols Higher carbonyl compounds are prepared from C1 to C8 cyclic or acyclic alcohols containing at least one active hydrogen atom bonded to the beta carbon atom or readily convertible thereto under the reaction conditions by reacting the ... | 02/23/1988 |
