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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7994367 | Method for producing benzaldehyde compound A method is provided for producing a benzaldehyde compound represented by the formula (4): wherein Q1 and Q2 represent an alkyl group etc., n represents 1 or 2, and Ar represents a phenyl group etc., i... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7714173 | Method for purifying terephthalaldehyde The present invention relates to a method for preparing high-purity terephthalaldehyde which comprises re-crystallizing terephthalaldehyde crystals containing impurities, using an anti-solvent. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for preparing te... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7479575 | Method for preparing para-phenyl alkynyl benzaldehydes The present invention is related to a new synthesis for preparing para-phenyl alkynyl benzaldehyde of general formula (I). The compounds of formula (I) are useful building blocks, in particular in the synthesis of electrically conducting polymers. R is selected from... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7411099 | Process for the liquid phase oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde The present invention provides a liquid phase oxidation of toluene by using catalyst containing manganese (Manganese II acetate) in presence of Lewis acid (Stannous (II) chloride) and a bromide promoter (NaBr), at a temperature of 120° C. and at a pressure of air i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402709 | Process for synthesizing heliotropine and its derivatives A new high-yield, easily industrialized process for synthesizing compounds of formula (IV), in which X1 and X2, the same or different, are linear or branched C1-C8 alkyls, n and m are 0, 1 or 2, with the proviso that n and m are not simultaneou... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7241925 | Method for producing halogen-substituted aromatic aldehyde In the production method of the invention, a halogen-substituted aromatic compound is reacted with carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride into a corresponding halogen-substituted aromatic aldehyde. By the use of hydrogen fluoride ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7202196 | Selective herbicide comprising a tetrazolinone derivative The invention relates to novel herbicidal synergistic active compound combinations comprising a known tetrazolinone derivative and known herbicidally active compounds and/or safeners, which compositions can be used with particularly good results for the selective co... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189882 | Selective liquid phase oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde The present invention provides an improved process for the liquid phase oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde with high selectivity and good activity in an organic acid medium using a catalyst system consisting of transition metal/metals and bromide as a promoter in ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7087789 | Methods for nucleophilic fluoromethylation A novel, convenient and efficient method for trifluoromethylation of substrate compounds is disclosed. Particularly, alkoxide and hydroxide induced nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of carbonyl compounds, disulfides and other electrophiles, using phenyl trifluoromet... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078572 | Process for the synthesis of intermediates useful for the synthesis of tubulin inhibitors The invention is a process for the preparation of compounds of the Formula I: where R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined in the specification, which are interme... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6933405 | User- and eco-friendly hypervalent iodine reagent and method of synthesis The present invention is a user- and eco-friendly hypervalent iodine reagent (mIBX) capable of selectively oxidizing allylic and benzylic alcohols in water and other eco-friendly solvents and having generally the following structure: | 08/23/2005 |
| 6891069 | Synthesis of 4-substituted phthalaldehyde Disclosed herein are methods of synthesizing a 4-substituted-benzene-1,2-carbaldehyde. In one aspect, a method may include reacting a 4-substituted-1,2-bis(dibromomethyl) benzene with sulfuric acid to form a reaction product, introducing a solid sodium bicarbonate i... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881866 | Process for production of polyalkyl-substituted aromatic aldehyde In the process of the present invention, a polyalkyl-substituted aromatic aldehyde is produced by the formylation of a corresponding polyalkyl-substituted aromatic compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen fluoride/boron trifluoride catalyst. By limi... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6811832 | Ortho substituted benzaldehydes, preparation thereof and use thereof Compounds of the formula (I): in which X1=H or F, X2=H or F, and Y=Cl, Br or I, are prepared by reacting, in a solvent or solvent mixture at a temperature below −60° C., a halobenzene of the fo... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6677479 | Substituted fluoroaromatics, process for preparing them and their use Compounds of the formula (I) and also process for preparing them ##STR1## where substituents X1, X2, Y and Z are defined as follows: X1 is H or F X2 is H or F Y is CI, Br, or I Z is CHO or COOH or CN n... | 01/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6608229 | Oxidation of polysaccharides with nitroxyls A simplified process for oxidizing starch and other polysaccharides in an aqueous solution or suspension using hypochlorite in the presence of a catalytic amount of a nitroxyl compound is described. The oxidation is process is bromide-free and is carried ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6518419 | Process for selective oxidation of primary alcohols Primary alcohols, especially in carbohydrates, can be selectively oxidized to aldehydes and carboxylic acids in a low-halogen process by using a peracid in the presence of a catalytic amount of a di-tertiary-alkyl nitroxyl (TEMPO) and a catalytic amount o... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6476279 | Method of making fluorinated alcohols Disclosed are methods of producing fluorinated alcohols which find particular use in the syntheses of pharmaceutical drugs. The methods comprise generally, the steps of (a) reacting a halogenated alkane with an alkyl vinyl ether to form an unsaturated hal... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6455739 | Production of 4-fluorobenzaldehyde 4-Fluorobenzaldehyde is produced by a commercially feasible process. The process comprises heating a mixture of fluorobenzene and a strong Lewis acid with dissolved hydrogen halide in an atmosphere of carbon monoxide at about 45 to about 100° C. and at a... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6429340 | Process for producing 2,4,5,-trialkylbenzaldenhydes It is an object of the present invention to provide a production method of 2,4,5-trialkylbenzaldehyde from 1,2,4-tribenzaldehyde at low cost and safely. The present invention provides a production method of a 2,4,5-trialkylbenzaldehyde which comprises car... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6407029 | Mixtures comprising tetrakis(pyrrolidino/piperdino)phosphonium salts The present invention relates to mixtures comprising from 70 to 99.5% by weight of a compound of the formula (R)4 P+ X- (1) and from 30 to 0.5% by weight of a compound of the formula (R)3 P.dbd.O (2), where R is... | 06/18/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6274068 | Synthesis of 2-hydroxyarylaldehydes A method for the preparation of 2-hydroxyarylaldehydes from an aryloxy magnesium compound and formaldehyde, which comprises reacting at a temperature from 40-120° C., an aryloxy magnesium compound having an aryloxy anion and a non-aryloxy anion and in wh... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6222064 | Fluorination with aminosulfur trifluorides A fluorination method of oxygen and halogen sites with diaryl-, dialkoxyalkyl-, alkylalkoxyalkyl-, arylalkoxyalkyl- and cyclic aminosulfur trifluorides fluorinating reagents is disclosed.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6166242 | Method for producing compounds containing fluorine, in particular fluorobenzaldhydes and fluorobenzonitriles The invention concerns a method for producing compound containing fluorine, particularly fluorobenzaldehyde and fluorobenzonitrle, by a halogen exchange reaction with a compound of the formula I as fluorinating agent, defined in the specification, and a q... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6127581 | Process for preparing fluorinated benzyl alcohols and fluorinated benzaldehydes Fluorinated benzaldehydes are obtainable in a simple and inexpensive manner and in significantly improved yields when chlorinated benzaldehydes are reacted with alkali metal fluorides at temperatures in the range from about 130 to 200° C. in the presence... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6096930 | Herbicidal cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives and their preparation process The present invention relates to novel cyclohexane-1-3-dione derivatives of formula (1) useful as herbicides and plant-growth regulants, ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1 -C6 alkyl... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6087537 | Method of producing dialkyl- and trialkyl-substituted benzaldehydes This invention relates to a process for preparing specific substituted benzaldehydes through the reaction of substituted benzenes with carbon monoxide and aluminum chloride at a relatively low pressure, at a low temperature, and in the presence of at most... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6084134 | Process for preparing 9-anthracenecarbaldehyes 9-Anthracenecarbaldehydes are obtained in a particularly advantageous manner by reacting the corresponding anthracene derivatives with dimethylformamide in the presence of phosphoryl chloride, hydrolyzing the resulting reaction mixture and precipitating t... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080886 | Fluorination with aminosulfur trifluorides A fluorination method of oxygen and halogen sites with diaryl-, dialkoxyalkyl-, alkylalkoxyalkyl-, arylalkoxyalkyl- and cyclic aminosulfur trifluorides fluorinating reagents is disclosed.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6080892 | Method of producing substituted benzaldehydes with catalytic amounts of acid This invention relates to a process for preparing specific substituted benzaldehydes through the reaction of substituted benzenes with carbon monoxide and aluminum chloride at a relatively low pressure, at a low temperature, and in the presence of at most... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6043397 | Method for production of fluorine-containing aromatic compounds A method for the production of a fluorine-containing aromatic compound is provided which allows the relevant reaction to proceed in a standard reaction vessel such as, for example, a glass vessel at room temperature under an ambient pressure without requi... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6013841 | Method for the conversion of 3- and 4-methylcatechol to benzaldehyde The 3- and 4-methylcatechols are converted to the corresponding benzaldehyde by first alkylating the hydroxyl groups to form an alkylated methylcatechol. The methyl group is then converted to a methyl dibromide group using 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoi... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5977414 | 2,3-Dihalogeno-6-trifluoromethylbenzene derivatives and processes for the preparation thereof 2,3-Dihalogeno-6-trifluoromethylbenzaldehydes of general formula (I) useful as intermediates for the preparation of fungicides for agricultural and horticultural use;a process for the preparation of the same; and process for preparing 2,3-dihalogeno-6-tri... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5861286 | Biochemical process for preparing aromatic substances The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of aromatic substances having formula (I), characterized in that a substrate having formula (II) is subjected to an oxydation in the presence of at least one protein and at least one metal ion... | 01/19/1999 |
