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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7402712 | Adamantyl vinyl ether compound and production process for the same Provided by the present invention are an adamantyl vinyl ether compound which is useful as a monomer for functional resins in the photolithography field or a raw material therefor and medical and agricultural intermediates and a production process for the same. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 5817885 | Derivatives of terpene origin, surfactant and/or fragrant composition containing them and detergent formulation based on this composition The present invention relates to novel derivatives of terpene origin which consist of cycloalkenyls or cycloalkyls having at least seven carbon atoms and possessing surfactant and/or fragrant properties. According to one embodiment, the invention relates ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5693606 | Isolongifolanol derivatives, their production and their use The described compounds of the general formula A, in which the wavy lines mean and ଲ configuration and R1 and R2 mean hydrogen, methyl or ethyl groups ##STR1## are new and useful as odorants or components or mixtur... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5674823 | Derivatives of terpene origin, surfactant and/or fragrant composition containing them and detergent formulation based on this composition The present invention relates to novel derivatives of terpene origin which consist of cycloalkenyls or cycloalkyls having at least seven carbon atoms and possessing surfactant and/or fragrant properties. According to one embodiment, the invention relates ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5597932 | Intermediate for the preparation of 19-nor vitamin D compounds The invention is drawn to a compound having the following formula ##STR1## in which X1 and X2, which may be the same or different, represent hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group, X4 is hydrogen, A is selected from -... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5525745 | Intermediates in the preparation of 19-nor vitamin D compounds The invention describes intermediates for use in the synthesis of 1-hydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D compounds. The intermediates have the following formula: ##STR1## The disclosed process includes (a) the construction of a 5,8-diol-6-yne interme... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5399587 | Biologically active compounds The present invention relates to novel potassium channel agonists which are useful in activating the calcium activated Maxi-K potassium channel in mammalian neuronal and smooth muscle tissue. The claimed compounds are of the general formula: ##STR1##... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5354901 | Perfluoro(cycloaliphatic methyleneoxyalkylene) carbonyl fluorides and derivatives thereof Perfluoro(cycloaliphatic methyleneoxyalkylene) compositions are provided. These compositions comprise perfluoro(cycloaliphatic methyleneoxyalkylene) carbonyl fluoride compounds having (a) a perfluorocycloaliphatic moiety which can have up to two perfluoro... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5290912 | Process for producing a polyoxyalkylene compound The present invention has an object of producing a polyoxyalkylene compound by ring-opening polymerization of an alkylene oxide to a certain specific highly hydrophobic initiator. The present invention provides a process for producing a polyoxyalkylene co... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5231220 | Derivatives of norbornylane and of dimethanodecahydronaphthylane which can be used for obtaining new polymers Derivatives (I) of norbornylane and of dimethanodecahydornaphthylane of formula: ##STR1## in which: R is the hydrogen atom when n is equal to 1, or R is the acrylol or methacryloyl radical when n is equal to 0 or 1. Also disclosed are processes for the pr... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5120459 | Perfluorinated polyethers and process for their preparation Perfluorinated polyethers having the formula Rf O--(CF2 CF2 O)n --R'f wherein n is an integer of 1-11 and each of Rf and R'f is a perfluorinated C1 -C5 -alkyl radical... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5028631 | Homoandrostan-17-one and homoandrosten-17-ones Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## useful as anti-cancer agents, anti-obesity agents, anti-hyperglycemic agents, anti-aging agents, anti-hyperglycemic agents and anti-autoimmune agents.... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4877548 | Liquid crystal composition A liquid crystalline compound and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound usable for liquid crystal display devices are provided, which liquid crystalline compound is expressed by the formula R1 --A1 --B1 --A2... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4754075 | Alkoxylation using calcium catalysts and products therefrom Narrow, balanced alkoxylation product mixture distributions having at least one alkoxylation product constituting more than 20 weight percent of the mixture can be provided by modified, calcium-containing catalysts. Catalysts for alkoxylation processes ca... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4739099 | 1-substituted 4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzene derivatives, and medicinal and cosmetic compositions containing these derivatives The invention provides a compound of formula (II): ##STR1## and the corresponding isomers and salts; in this formula, a equals 0 or 1; R1 and R2 represent, independently, H or a C1 -C4 alkyl group; R3 | 04/19/1988 |
| 4606845 | Bicyclohexylethanes New bicyclohexylethanes of formula I wherein R1 is alkyl; R2 is alkyl, in which one or two non-adjacent CH2 groups can be replaced by O atoms, or is F, Cl, Br, CN, --COOalkyl or --O--CO-alkyl; or one of the radicals R1 | 08/19/1986 |
| 4593142 | Methods of alkoxylation Catalysts comprising mixtures of HF and metal alkoxides and mixed metal alkoxides produce a sharply peaked alkoxylation distribution during the alkoxylation of organic materials.... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4450307 | Hydroxy-containing bicycloalkane ether compounds New hydroxy-containing alkyl-substituted bicycloalkane ether compositions useful in the preparation of valuable detergent and lubricating compositions are obtained by reacting an alkyl-substituted 2-norbornene with a polyhydric alcohol in the presence of ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4412926 | Alkyl norbornyl ether sulfonates useful for solubilizing petroleum sulfonates in oil fluid brine solutions Alkyl norbornyl ether sulfonates are prepared by reacting, for example, an allyl alcohol ethoxylate with an alkyl norbornene in the presence of an acid catalyst. The allyl ethers so obtained are subsequently sulfonated. These compounds, which exhibit a hi... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4289892 | Fluorochemical foam stabilizer and foamed polyurethanes made therewith Active hydrogen-containing fluorochemical is used as a foam stabilizer for polyurethane foams. For example, rigid or flexible polyurethane foams with high or low density and uniform cellular structure are prepared using fluoroaliphatic radical-substituted... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4074063 | Bicycloalkyl derivatives of prostaglandins Novel bicycloalkyl analogues or derivatives of prostaglandin A, E and F are useful modifiers of smooth muscle activity. The compounds have valuable pharmacological properties as platelet antiaggregating agents and gastric antisecretory agents. The compoun... | 02/14/1978 |
| 3951888 | Process for preparing polyoxyalkylene having allyl end-group A process for preparing a polyalkylene oxide having allyl end-group, by subjecting an alkylene oxide monomer to addition polymerization in the presence of potassium hydroxide in an amount of 2 to 30% by mole to the monomer at a temperature of 20° to 100Â... | 04/20/1976 |