Patents by Inventor Vasile S. Wertheimer

Vasile S. Wertheimer 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).

  • Process for the catalytic synthesis of conjugated dienes from dialkylallylamines
    Patent number: 4467118
    Abstract: There is disclosed a novel process for converting allylic amines, having a hydrogen bonded to a carbon .delta. to the amino group, to a diene in the presence of a zero valent palladium phosphine complex and a weak acid. The process has been used to make novel compositions containing 7-methoxy-3,7-dimethyloctadienes which are useful as odorants and flavorants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Assignee: Givaudan Corporation
    Inventors: Alan J. Chalk, Steven A. Magennis, Vasile S. Wertheimer, Richard E. Naipawer