Patents by Inventor Alan Th. McGown

Alan Th. McGown has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Synthesis of new &bgr;-lactams
    Patent number: 6225463
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is the development of new chiral auxiliaries for improved &bgr;-lactam formation that control both the diastereoselectivity of &bgr;-lactam formation and which can be removed without destruction of the sensitive azetidinone ring, providing valuable intermediates for coupling to the C-13 hydroxyl group of anti-tumor taxanes, such as paclitaxel. Further, the object of the present invention is enantiomerically pure (S)-(−)-1-(p-methoxy-phenyl)propyl-1-amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignees: Pharmachemie B.V., Cancer Research Campaign Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Dick de Vos, Stephen Brown, Allan M. Jordan, Nicholas J. Lawrence, Alan Th. McGown