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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43067 | Method for producing new polynuclear poly(formylphenol) Produce the target substance, or a polynuclear poly(formylphenol) expressed by General Formula (2), in an industrial setting with ease and at high purity by causing a polynuclear poly(hydroxymethylphenol) or polynuclear poly(alkoxymethylphenol) to react with hexamet... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7906687 | Method for the breakdown of lignin The invention describes a method for the direct production of molecules with a minimum molecular weight of 78 g/mol by the breakdown of lignin, lignin derivatives, lignin fragments, and/or lignin-containing substances or mixtures in the presence of at least one poly... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7795475 | Reaction device A reaction device according to the present invention is used in production of aldehyde from alcohol. The reaction device includes a reactor having a reaction field where a catalyst is provided inside and a reaction fluid flows. The catalyst has a surface extending i... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7750190 | Method for producing new polynuclear poly(formylphenol) Produce the target substance, or a polynuclear poly(formylphenol) expressed by General Formula (2), in an industrial setting with ease and at high purity by causing a polynuclear poly(hydroxymethylphenol) or polynuclear poly(alkoxymethylphenol) to react with hexamet... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7718827 | Process for the ruthenium-catalysed oxidation of alcohols by means of hypochlorite The present invention relates to a process for preparing aldehydes or ketones using an alkali metal hypochlorite or an alkaline earth metal hypochlorite in the presence of a ruthenium catalysts. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7619123 | Methods for stabilizing lithiated halogen-substituted aromatic compounds The present invention provides novel methods for stabilizing lithiated halogen-substituted aromatic compounds. In particular, the method is useful for the preparation of 2-methoxy-5,6-difluorobenzaldehyde, an important intermediate for the preparation of [4-amino-2-... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7544843 | Process for preparing 3,4-dioxo-substituted aromatic aldehydes A new process for synthesizing 3,4-dioxo-substituted aromatic aldehydes by Oppenauer oxidation of the corresponding benzyl alcohols is described. The process, which specifically uses formaldehyde as hydrogen acceptor, proceeds with unexpectedly high yields and conve... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7411100 | Process for the preparation of ring compounds In a process for the preparation of ring compounds via a combinatorial synthesis, the reaction procedure is based on a Suzuki coupling, subsequent halo-demetallation and finally a further Suzuki coupling. The Suzuki couplings are each carried out with a boronic acid... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7342138 | Process for producing aromatic aldehyde A process for producing an aromatic aldehyde compound represented by a general formula (3): (wherein R′ and n are as defined below), which comprises reacting a benzyl compound represented by a gen... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7265249 | Enantioselective alpha-fluorination of aldehydes using chiral organic catalysts Nonmetallic, chiral organic catalysts are used to catalyze enantioselective fluorination of enolizable aldehydes. Reaction systems composed of an enolizable aldehyde, an electrophilic fluorination reagent, and a nonmetallic chiral catalyst in the form of an imidazol... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7183421 | Processes for producing oxide with higher oxidation than alcohol The present invention provides a process for producing an oxide from an alcohol compound, the process comprising the steps of causing silica gel to carry the alcohol compound thereon and an oxidative catalyst thereon, and oxidizing the alcohol compound in the presen... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183443 | Process for the preparation of enantiomerically enriched compounds Process for the preparation of enantiomerically enriched amino aldehydes and amino alcohols, wherein a corresponding enantiomerically enriched amino nitrile is subjected to hydrogenation in the presence of hydrogen, a hydrogenation catalyst, preferably a Pd-catalyst... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7145043 | Non-Hazardous oxidative neutralization of aldehydes Methods, compositions, and devices for alleviating the problems of toxic discharge of aldehydes present in waste streams are disclosed. The methods relate to forming neutralized aldehydes by treating aldehydes with oxidizing agents. The oxidizing agents offer a simp... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7122705 | Method for preparing 3-cyclopentyloxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde Processes for coupling phenol and cycloalkyls including combining an optionally substituted phenol, a cycloalkyl substituted with a leaving group, carbonate salt, tetrahydrofuran, and an optional phase transfer agent are provided. Also provided are processes for pre... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7034170 | Manganese(IV) complex salts and their use as oxidation catalysts Manganese(IV) complex salts of formula [LMn(μ-O)3MnL]n[XM12O40]m, (I), wherein L is 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, X is P or Si, M is Mo or W, n is 2 or 3, and m is 1 or 2, with the provisos that (i) ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030281 | Synthesis of 3,3,-dimethylbutyraldehyde by the reduction of 3,3,-dimethylbutyric acid A process for the production of 3,3-dimethylbutyraldehyde is disclosed. The 3,3-dimethylbutyraldehyde is obtained by the reduction of 3,3-dimethylbutyric acid using trimethylacetic anhydride and a phosphine. The 3,3-dimethylbutyric acid is preferably obtained by a p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6909019 | Process for preparing aldehydes A process is disclosed for preparing aldehydes by isomerization of the corresponding unsaturated primary alcohols using a transition metal catalyst system, in an alcoholic solvent and in the presence of an acid. An aldehyde forms by isomerizing an unsaturated primar... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6797830 | Process for producing oxide with higher oxidation than alcohol The present invention provides a process for producing an oxide from an alcohol compound, the process comprising the steps of causing silica gel to carry the alcohol compound thereon and an oxidative catalyst thereon, and oxidizing the alcohol compound in the presen... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6790997 | Preparation of carbonyl compounds from alcohols The invention relates to a process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds by the oxidation of alcohols in the presence of osmium compounds as catalysts in water or a solvent mixture containing water. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6670510 | Process for preparing 2,5-dimethoxy benzaldehyde The present invention recites a process for the of 2,5-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde by reacting a 2-hydroxy-5 methoxy-benzaldehyde with a suitable metal hydroxide in the presence of a suitable solvent to make a metal salt of 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy benzaldehyde com... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6624336 | Process for producing tetrafluorobenzenemethanols The present invention relates to a process by a series of reactions using tetrafluorocyanobenzens as material for producing tetrafluorobenzenemethanols, tetrafluorobenzenecarbaldehyde dialkylacetals and tetrafluorobenzenecarbaldehydes in a high purity and... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6624331 | Process for the preparation of benzyloxyacetaldehyde A process for producing benzyloxyacetaldehyde which comprises oxidizing 2-benzyloxyethanol with hypochlorous acid in the presence of a nitroxy radical having the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an acyloxy group, an alkox... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6624330 | Method for stabilizing phenylacetaldehyde The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing phenylacetaldehyde by adding at least one additive, in which case the additive contains one or more polybasic carboxylic acids.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6596906 | Process for preparing fluorine-containing benzaldehydes The invention relates to a particularly advantageous preparation of fluorine-containing benzaldehydes by reacting a corresponding aromatic acid chloride with hydrogen in the presence of a supported palladium catalyst and a catalyst moderator.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6590127 | Process for the preparation of pharmacologically active -asarone from toxic ଲ-asarone rich acorus calamus oil The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of high purity and yield -asarone, trans 2,4,5-trimethoxy cinnamaldehyde, 2,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl propionone, from ଲ-asarone or ଲ-asarone rich Acorus calamus oil containing ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6590129 | Method for preparing aromatic carboxylic acids, aromatic aldehydes, and aromatic alcohols An aromatic carboxylic acid, aromatic aldehyde, and aromatic alcohol are simultaneously and efficiently prepared by liquid phase oxidizing an aromatic compound represented by formula (I) with a gas containing molecular oxygen, in a presence of a catalyst ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6566535 | Processes for the preparation of 2,3-dihydrothiepine derivatives A process for preparing a compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein each symbol is as defined below, or a salt thereof, characterized by subjecting a compound represented by the following formula: ##STR2## wherein R1 is an... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6531634 | Non-hazardous oxidative neutralization of aldehydes Methods, compositions, and devices for alleviating the problems of toxic discharge of aldehydes present in waste streams are disclosed. The methods relate to forming neutralized aldehydes by treating aldehydes with oxidizing agents. The oxidizing agents o... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6509507 | Polymerizable biaryls, process for their preparation and their use A process for preparing polymerizable biaryl derivatives comprises reacting an aromatic comprising a 6-membered ring which bears ester or benzylic OH groups in the 1,4 position with a second aromatic in a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction to giv... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6506932 | Method for production of oxygen-containing aromatic compound A method for oxidizing an aromatic compound possesssing at least one alkyl substituent by using a catalyst avoids containing a corrosive bromine ion, remains stably without being decomposed even in an oxidizing atmospherfe, and permits reclamation is prov... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6495726 | Process for the production of benzaldehyde by the catalytic liquid phase air oxidation of toluene The present invention relates to an improved process for the production of benzaldehyde with 40-50% selectivity comprising by catalytic liquid phase air oxidation of toluene. The process involves providing a continuous flow of air in the presence of a cat... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6448448 | Process for the non-oxidative preparation of formaldehyde from methanol The invention relates to a method for producing formaldehyde from methanol by non-oxidative dehydrogenation, in a reactor, in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature between 300 and 1000° C. Said method is characterized in that the generation of the ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6441246 | Catalytic synthesis of aldehydes by direct hydrogenation of carboxylic acids A process which makes it possible to prepare aldehydes under mild reaction conditions with a high efficiency through the reduction of carboxylic acids with molecular hydrogen. Specifically, a process of reducing an organic carboxylic acid with molecular h... | 08/27/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6384273 | Method for orthometalation of a carbocyclic aromatic derivative bearing at least an electron donor group The invention concerns a method for orthometalation of a carbocyclic aromatic derivative bearing at least an electron donor group, characterised in that it consists in reacting said carbocyclic aromatic derivative with an efficient amount of at least one ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6353140 | Process for the purification of cyclopropanecarboxaldehyde Disclosed is process for the treatment of cyclopropanecarboxaldehdye (CPCA) which contains crotonaldehyde impurity with a base at elevated temperature to convert the crotonaldehyde to one or more higher boiling compounds followed by distillation to recove... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6331655 | Process for the preparation of aromatic carbonyl compounds from styrenes The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of aromatic carbonyl compounds by oxidative cleavage of styrenes using lipases and hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide donors in the presence of carboxylic acids or carboxylic esters.... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6323373 | Polymerizable biaryls, method for the production and use thereof A process for preparing polymerizable biaryl derivatives comprises reacting an aromatic comprising a 6-membered ring which bears ester or benzylic OH groups in the 1,4 position with a second aromatic in a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction to giv... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6313354 | Method for producing aromatic aldehydes A process for the preparation of aromatic aldehydes comprising the steps of condensing a phenone ketal with a vinyl ether in the presence of a Lewis acid, subjecting the resulting acetal to acidic hydrolysis to form the corresponding ,ଲ-unsat... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6291721 | Processes for the preparation of 2-arylvinyl alkyl ether and 1,4-diaryl-2-fluoro-2-butene compounds An improved process for the preparation of 2-arylvinyl alkyl ether compounds of the structural formula I ##STR1## In addition, the present invention provides an improved process for the preparation of 1,4-diaryl-2-fluoro-2-butene compounds of the structur... | 09/18/2001 |
