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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7705189 | Calixarene compound, process for producing the same, intermediate therefor, and composition thereof A novel calixarene compound, a method for manufacturing the same, an intermediate of the calixarene compound, and a composition comprising the same are provided. The calixarene compound is expected to be useful as an inclusion compound and, if functional groups are ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7645910 | Process for the preparation of aromatic derivatives of 1-adamantane Process for the obtaining of 1-adamantane (tricycle[3.3.1.1 (3,7)]decane) derivatives, or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, based on a carboxylation reaction, via metallation, of a precursor compound with an adequate leaving group. It also comprises the... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7582803 | Conformationally constrained 3-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-substituted-propanoic acids useful for treating metabolic disorders The present invention provides compounds useful, for example, for treating metabolic disorders in a subject. Such compounds have the general formula I: where the definitions of the variables Q, L1, | 09/01/2009 |
| 7276633 | Method for production naphthalene derivatives The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of the general formula R-(A1-Z-)mB—CF2O-A2-(A3)n—R′ (I) in which ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7241927 | Transition metal complexes, ligands, catalysts for olefin polymerization, and process for production of olefin polymers A transition metal complex represented by the formula (1): wherein M is a Group 4 transition metal, A is a Group 16 element, B is a Group 14 element, n is an integer of 0 or 1, R1, R2, R | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235699 | Alkoxy-substituted indanes and the production thereof The present invention relates to alkoxy-substituted indanes, their preparation and use and to the preparation and use of the corresponding alkoxy-substituted indanones. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7192651 | Resin composition and prepreg for laminate and metal-clad laminate A resin composition for a laminate, containing at least 10% by weight of a vinyl compound represented by the formula (1), and a prepreg and a metal-clad laminate using the resin composition. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7122708 | High-functionality polyether polyols and preparation thereof The invention relates to high-functionality polyether polyols of the general formula where each R′1 is an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic or aromatic radical and each R′2 is an un... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115784 | Copper-catalyzed formation of carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bonds The present invention relates to copper-catalyzed carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bond-forming methods. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to copper-catalyzed methods of forming a carbon-nitrogen bond between the nitrogen atom of an amide or a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7034174 | Mono-, oligo- and polymers comprising a 2,6-azulene group and their use as charge transport materials Conjugated mono-, oligo- and polyazulenes are suitable for use as semiconductors or charge transport materials in optical, electrooptical or electronic devices including field effect transistors, electroluminescent, photovoltaic and sensor devices, and as field effe... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6995195 | Vinyl compound and cured product thereof There are provided a vinyl compound which is excellent in heat resistance and electric characteristics and excellent in reactivity by introducing a vinyl group into a terminal of a bifunctional polyphenylene ether oligomer, and a cured product thereof which has a hi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6864396 | Substituted pentacene semiconductors Substituted pentacene compounds comprise at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of electron-donating substituents, halogen substituents, and combinations thereof; the substituent(s) each being bonded to a carbon atom of a terminal ring of pentac... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864291 | Agonists specific for the peripheral cannabinoid receptor The invention provides novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising as the active ingredient 4-phenyl pinene derivatives which are specific for the peripheral cannabinoid receptors. In particular, the compounds of the invention binds efficiently to CB2 but do not bi... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6844088 | Bisphenylene-spirobifluorene compounds, method for synthesizing the same, and electroluminescence material and device having the same Bisphenylene-spirobifluorene compounds, a method for synthesizing the same, and EL material and device having the same. The bisphenylene-spirobifluorene compound is defined by the following formula: wherein R1 | 01/18/2005 |
| 6689290 | Family of conducting liquid crystals A mixture comprising a molecule of formula (I); in which A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6, which may be the same or different, are each N or --CH; Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 | 02/10/2004 |
| 6686371 | Non-steroidal, tetracylic compounds for estrogen-related treatments The invention provides non-steroidal estrogenic compounds with estrogenic and anti-estrogenic compounds effects for treatment of estrogen-deficiency related disorders, which compounds are having formula (I) wherein, one of Ra or Rb i... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6632963 | Bicyclic aromatic compounds and pharmaceutical/cosmetic compositions comprised thereof Novel pharmaceutically/cosmetically-active bicyclic aromatic compounds have the structural formula (I): ##STR1## in which Ar1 is a radical having one of the structural formulae (a)-(c): ##STR2## Ar2 is a radical having one of th... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6630607 | Aromatic methylidene compounds, aromatic aldehyde compounds and methylstyryl compounds used to prepare the methylidene compounds, and methods for preparing these compounds Aromatic methylidene compounds of the following general formula ##STR1## wherein R11 and R21 independently in each occurrence represent an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or alkoxy group, a halogen, a cyano group or a nitro gr... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6624334 | Method for production of aryl alkyl ethers Aryl alkyl ethers can be produced by the reaction of hydroxyaromatics with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst. This process achieves higher yields of aryl alkyl ethers and the formation of ring-alkylated products and dialkyl ethers is markedly reduc... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6573278 | Aryl sulfonamides and analogues thereof and their use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases The present invention relates to new aryl ether sulphonamides and analogues, processes for their preparation and their use for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular for the prophylaxis and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, in... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6448412 | Methods for the preparation and characterization of multi-substituted fullerenes The invention is directed to multiply-substituted fullerene derivatives of novel configurations, and methods for their preparation and use. The methods involve the combinatorial synthesis of a library of fullerene derivatives and comprises the steps of fo... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444860 | Naphthopyrans and phenanthropyrans annelated in C5-C6 with a bicyclic group, and compositions and (co) polymer matrices containing them The invention relates to novel naphthopyran- and phenanthropyran-type compounds having a carbobicycle annelated in 5,6- position. These compounds have formula (I) given below: ##STR1## These compounds (I) have interesting photochromic properties. The inve... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6444858 | Method of reducing flock during alkoxylation The present invention provides a method for alkoxylating organic compounds comprising contacting an organic compound adapted to be alkoxylated with an alkylene oxide in a reaction vessel under conditions effective to alkoxylate the organic compound. The a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6417357 | Coupling reactions with palladium catalysts This invention relates to a novel, inventive process for the preparation of biphenyls or aromatic olefins by coupling reactions of the Suzuki coupling and Heck coupling type, using allylpalladium catalysts of the μ-halo(triisopropylphosphine)(η3 | 07/09/2002 |
| 6399785 | Multiply-substituted fullerenes The invention is directed to multiply-substituted fullerene derivatives of novel configurations, and methods for their preparation and use. The methods involve the combinatorial synthesis of a library of fullerene derivatives and comprises the steps of fo... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6379590 | Method for making unsymmetrically substituted fluorenyl compounds for nonlinear optical applications A new method for producing unsymmetrically substituted fluorenyl compounds, one step of which is the preparation of 2,7-disubstituted fluoren-9-one derivatives via the nucleophilic substitution of a compound of the formula D ##STR1## wherein A' is se... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6323376 | Process for preparing alkoxy or arylmethoxy aroxyethanes The present invention is a novel process, with or without solvent, for manufacture of compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein P is selected from phenyl and naphthyl; wherein R1 and R2 and R3 are each independently selected ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6316675 | Process for the preparation of an olefin-substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic compound A process for the synthesis of olefins having aromatic substituents is described in which olefins are reacted with aryl halides in the presence of catalysts consisting of palladium compounds and tetraaryl phosphonium salts.... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6291723 | Diolefin/hydroxyaryl condensates and catalyst therefor A catalyst composition comprising trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (also referred to as triflic acid) and a sufficient quantity of a substance (also referred to as a retarder) to decrease but not eliminate the catalytic activity of the acid is disclosed. Als... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6271423 | Preparation of butenyl ethers A process for preparing butenyl ethers of the formula I CH3 --CH.dbd.CH--CH2 --OR I by reacting butadiene or butadiene-containing hydrocarbon streams with alcohols of the formula II ROH II at elevated temperature and superatmospheric pressur... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6215008 | Fluorescent dyes Fluorescent dyes which fluoresce a variety of colors are prepared from substituted isoviolanthrone and substituted isoviolanthrone by reductive alkylation with alkyl halides in the presence of zinc.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6162930 | Anti-mitotic agents which inhibit tubulin polymerization Methoxy and ethoxy substituted 3-aroyl-2-arylbenzo[b]thiophenes and benzo[b]thiophene analogues are described for use in inhibiting tubulin polymerization. The compounds' use for treating tumor cells is also described.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6162926 | Multi-substituted fullerenes and methods for their preparation and characterization The invention is directed to multiply-substituted fullerene derivatives of novel configurations, and methods for their preparation and use. The methods involve the combinatorial synthesis of a library of fullerene derivatives and comprises the steps of fo... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6093864 | Aromatic dimethylidyne compounds An aromatic dimethylidyne compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X and Y are the same or different and are each an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons, a phenyl, a cyclohexyl, a naphthyl, or a pyridyl and Ar' is ##STR2## A process for preparing an ar... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6093517 | Calixarenes for use as dissolution inhibitors in lithographic photoresist compositions A lithographic photoresist composition is provided containing novel calixarene compounds, particularly calix[4]resorcinarenes that are partially or wholly protected with acid-labile functionalities, as dissolution inhibitors. Also provided is a process fo... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090969 | Process for the preparation of an asymmetric compound using a metal complex A process for producing an asymmetric compound using a metal complex containing no rare earth metal element is disclosed. The process affords an optically active compound having high optical purity. Optically active binaphthol having the chemical formula ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6084132 | Fluorescent dyes Fluorescent dyes which fluoresce in a variety of colors are produced from substituted and un-substituted 6-ring and 8-ring aromatic diketones by reductive alkylation with alkyl halides in the presence of zinc.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080888 | Preparation of olefinic compounds and carboxylic derivatives thereof Arylolefinic compounds are prepared by reacting aryl halide with an olefinic compound in the presence of a polar liquid reaction medium containing (a) secondary or tertiary amine as a hydrogen halide acceptor (b) a catalyst system formed from (i) Pd or Pd... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6030746 | Di- and triphenyl monoterpene hydrocarbon derivatives, dissolution inhibitors, and chemically amplified positive resist compositions Di- or triphenyl monoterpene hydrocarbon derivatives of formula (1) are novel. ##STR1## X is a di- or trivalent monoterpene hydrocarbon group, R1 to R3 are hydrogen or an alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl or aryl group, R... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5955501 | Protein kinase C modulators O Compounds having anti-inflammatory and other activities are disclosed. The compounds are derived from phorboids of the diterpene- and benzolactam-classes.... | 09/21/1999 |
