Halogen In Acid Moiety Patents (Class 560/65)
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Patent number: 11006631Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein Q, Z, R2, R3 and m are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Ravisekhara Pochimireddy Reddy, Nicholas Ryan Deprez, Yuzhong Chen
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Publication number: 20150148550Abstract: Disclosed is a novel compound to function as a calcium-dependent chloride channel blocking agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Eun Joo ROH, Changjoon Justin LEE, Soo Jin OH, Jong Hoon JUNG
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Publication number: 20140378541Abstract: Synthetic polyphenolic compounds of formula (I), their modes of synthesis, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are provided herein. Use of the compounds and compositions described herein for treating cancer and for treating metabolic disorders is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicants: WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYInventors: Tak-Hang Chan, Sreedhar Pamu, Qing Ping Dou, Di Chen
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Publication number: 20140339470Abstract: A liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal molecule, a compound represented by the formula (1), and a compound represented by the formula (2) can provide a film with a reduced haze.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Shunya KATOH, Masaru YOSHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20140336254Abstract: A family of covalent kinetic stabilizer compounds that selectively and covalently react with the prominent plasma protein transthyretin in preference to more than 4000 other human plasma proteins is disclosed. A contemplated compound corresponds in structure to Formula I, below, where the various substituents are defined within, and reacts chemoselectively with one or two of four Lys-15 ?-amino groups within the transthyretin tetramer. The crystal structure confirms the binding orientation of the compound substructure and the conjugating amide bond. A covalent transthyretin kinetic stabilizer exhibits superior amyloid inhibition potency, compared to a non-covalent counterpart, and inhibits cytotoxicity associated with amyloidogenesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Jeffery W. Kelly, Sungwook Choi
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Patent number: 8846292Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition containing a resist compound having a high sensitivity, a high resolution, a high etching resistance, and a low outgas which forms a resist pattern with good shape and a method of forming a resist pattern and novel compositions for forming a photoresist under coat film which is excellent in optical properties and etching resistance and contains substantially no sublimable substance and an under coat film formed by the composition. Radiation-sensitive composition containing a solvent and a cyclic compound having, e.g., a cyclic compound (A) having a molecular weight of 700 to 5000 which is synthesized by the condensation reaction of a compound having 2 to 59 carbon atoms and 1 to 4 formyl groups with a compound having 6 to 15 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 phenolic hydroxyl groups, and a cyclic compound for use in the radiation-sensitive composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Dai Oguro
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Publication number: 20140256549Abstract: The present invention relates to esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals comprising a labile protecting group and having formula (I). Certain of the esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals do not undergo hydrolysis to a significant degree in the dark, but are cleaved to regenerate the parent carboxylic acid agrochemical when exposed to light. Others of the esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals undergo hydrolysis under both light and dark conditions. The present invention further relates to methods for the controlled release of a carboxylic acid agrochemicals, and to methods of controlling unwanted plants comprising applying to the unwanted plants an ester of a carboxylic acid agrochemical.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLCInventor: David A. Morgenstern
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Publication number: 20140138582Abstract: A liquid crystal compound having high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1-1): wherein, for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons; R2 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 3 to 10 carbons; ring A1 is 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; ring A2 is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are single bonds; L1 and L2 are fluorine; and 1 is 0, 1 or 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuyuki GOTOH, Masahide KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 8722156Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a liquid crystal compound having the following formula: wherein A1, A2, and A3 are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, or —OCF3; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 alkoxy, C1-C12 haloalkly, C2-C12 alkenyl, or C2-C12 alkynyl; R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkly, cyano, thiocyanato, or —OCF3; and Z is a single bond, —O—, —CH2O—, —C(O)O—, —OCO—, —C(O)NH—, or —CH?CH—. In another embodiment, a liquid crystal display including the liquid crystal compound is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Jian-Wen Lin, Chun-Ming Wu, Shih-Hsien Liu, Kung-Lung Cheng, Chih-Lung Chin
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Publication number: 20140054498Abstract: A liquid crystal composition comprising a chiral dopant compound represented by the following structure (Structure 1): wherein: R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, —(C?O)R9, —(C?O)R10, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxyaryl, or heterocyclic all either substituted or unsubstituted, or combine to form a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; and R3-R9 are as described in the disclosure. Also featured are liquid crystal compositions comprising a chiral dopant compound represented by any of Structure 2-4 as described in the disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicants: Kent State University, Kent Displays IncorporatedInventors: Donald R. Diehl, Erica N. Montbach
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Patent number: 8648212Abstract: A description is given of a process for preparing solutions of radiation-sensitive, free-radically polymerizable organic compounds, where a first starting compound, which has an acid halide group, and a second starting compound, which has an alcoholic hydroxyl group, are esterified with one another in a solvent or in a solvent mixture. The solvent comprises one or more ketones having a boiling point of below 150° C. under atmospheric pressure (1 bar), or the solvent mixture is composed to an extent of at least 50% by weight of said ketones. One of the two starting compounds has at least one radiation-sensitive group and the other of the two starting compounds has at least one ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable group.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Verena Weiskopf, Franz Niklaus Windlin, Harald Winsel, Markus Ruckpaul, Dirk Wulff, Uwe Duesterwald, Ulrike Licht
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Patent number: 8592006Abstract: A polymerizable monomer adopted to a display panel is represented as following chemical formula: wherein, m?0; “Z” is selected from oxygen, sulfur, carbonyl, caroboxyl, methyoxy, methylthio, thio, ethenylcarbonyl, carbonylethenyl, difluoromethoxy, difluoro methylthio, ethyl, difluoroethane, 1,2 difluoroethane, vinylene, difluoroethenylene, ethynyl, or single bond. “X1” and “X2” are independently selected from oxygen, sulfur, methyoxy, carbonyl, caroboxyl, -carbamoyl, methylthio, ethenylcarbonyl, carbonylethenyl, or single bond. “Sp1” and “Sp2” are independently a spacer or single bond. “P1” and “P2” are independently a polymerizable group.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chung-Ching Hsieh, Yang-Chu Lin, Hsi-Chien Lin, Te-Sheng Chen
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Patent number: 8557922Abstract: A diamine compound of formula (I) is proposed as well as polymers, copolymers, polyamic acids, polyamic acid esters, or polyimides based on such compound.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Rolic AGInventors: Thomas Bachels, Zoubair Mohammed Cherkaoui, Guy Marck, Olivier Muller, Joachim Reichardt, Andreas Schuster, Hubert Seiberle, Peggy Studer, Thomas Peglow, Jean-Francois Eckert
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Publication number: 20130235320Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a liquid crystal compound having the following formula: wherein A1, A2, and A3 are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, or —OCF3; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 alkoxy, C1-C12 haloalkly, C2-C12 alkenyl, or C2-C12 alkynyl; R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkly, cyano, thiocyanato, or —OCF3; and Z is a single bond, —O—, —CH2O—, —C(O)O—, —OCO—, —C(O)NH—, or —CH?CH—. In another embodiment, a liquid crystal display including the liquid crystal compound is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jian-Wen LIN, Chun-Ming WU, Shih-Hsien LIU, Kung-Lung CHENG, Chih-Lung CHIN
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Patent number: 8530666Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of trifluoromethylated unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl compounds which comprises reacting an unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl halide with a trifluoroacetate of formula (I) or (II), wherein R1 is hydrogen or a C1-C5 alkyl group and M an alkali metal or an ammonium ion, in the presence of and an anorganic halogenide salt or a trifluoroacetacid salt as activator compound and a catalytic combination of a copper salt with a monodentate, bidentate or tridentate aromatic or aliphatic amine or pyridine ligand.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: SALTIGO GmbHInventors: Alain Cotté, Matthias Gotta, Matthias Beller, Thomas Schareina, Alexander Zapf, Xiao-Feng Wu
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Patent number: 8486497Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a liquid crystal compound having the following formula: wherein A1, A2, and A3 are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, or —OCF3; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 alkoxy, C1-C12 haloalkyl, C2-C12 alkenyl, or C2-C12 alkynyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, cyano, or —OCF3; and Z is —O—, —CH2O—, —C(O)O—, —OCO—, —C(O)NH—, —CH?CH—, or —C?C—. In another embodiment, a liquid crystal display including the liquid crystal compound is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Jian-Wen Lin, Chun-Ming Wei, Shih-Hsien Liu, Kung-Lung Cheng, Chih-Lung Chin
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Publication number: 20130172656Abstract: Novel Uses of an aromatic ester isolated from Armillaria mellea, particularly, armillaridin, are disclosed herein. The armillaridin is useful for manufacturing a medicament or a pharmaceutical composition for suppressing the growth of cancerous cells or for enhancing susceptibility of esophageal cancerous cells to a radiation treatment, in a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Chien-Chih Chen
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Publication number: 20130100394Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a liquid crystal compound having the following formula: wherein A1, A2, and A3 are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, or —OCF3; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 alkoxy, C1-C12 haloalkly, C2-C12 alkenyl, or C2-C12 alkynyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkly, cyano, or —OCF3; and Z is —O—, —CH2O—, —C(O)O—, —OCO—, —C(O)NH—, —CH?CH—, or —C?C—. In another embodiment, a liquid crystal display including the liquid crystal compound is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Jian-Wen Lin, Chun-Ming Wu, Shih-Hsien Liu, Kung-Lung Cheng, Chih-Lung Chin
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Publication number: 20130063693Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a chiral dopant having the following formula: wherein X1 and X2 are independently wherein F is fluorine, m is a positive integer from 1 to 8, and n is a positive integer from 1 to 4; Y1 and Y2 are independently —O—, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —C(O)O—, or —CH2O—; and R1, R2 are independently substituted or non-substituted C1-C10 linear alkyl, wherein substituents of the substituted C1-C10 linear alkyl are independently —F, —Cl, —OCF3, —NCS, or —CN, wherein a number of backbone carbon atoms in each of —Y1R1 and —Y2R2 is larger than 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Chien-Hsien CHENG, Kuo-Chang WANG, Chun-Ming WU, Kung-Lung CHENG, Shih-Hsien LIU, Chih-Lung CHIN
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Patent number: 8361352Abstract: Chemical light producing systems and the chemiluminescent formulations contained therein are taught which exhibit reduced hydrolysis and thereby are characterized by an inherently long shelf-life and commercial viability. By replacing the typical oxalate ester, e.g. (bis{3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(pentoxy)carbonyl]phenyl}oxalate) with a branched chain oxalic acid ester represented by the general formula: wherein the group designated as R contains from 4-15 carbons, wherein the carbon of attachment of R to the oxygen is via a primary carbon, and wherein substructure A is composed of substituents selected from the group including alkyl chains, alkyl rings, aromatic rings and combinations thereof such that R is nonlinear, water hydrolysis of the oxalate ester is retarded. This retardation of the hydrolysis changes the storage constraints of the oxalate ester.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Cyalume Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Earl Cranor, Linda Jacob
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Publication number: 20120316317Abstract: The present invention relates to photoaligning material with lateral substitution, compositions thereof, and its use for optical and electro optical devices, especially liquid crystal devices (LCDs).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: ROLIC AGInventors: Jean-Francois Eckert, Satish Palika, Andreas Schuster
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Patent number: 8329823Abstract: A diamine compound of formula (I) is proposed as well as polymers, copolymers, polyamic acids, polyamic acid esters, or polyimides based on such compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: ROLIC AGInventors: Thomas Bachels, Zoubair Mohammed Cherkaoui, Guy Marck, Olivier Muller, Joachim Reichardt, Andreas Schuster, Hubert Seiberle, Peggy Studer, Thomas Peglow, Jean-Francois Eckert
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Publication number: 20120286201Abstract: A novel polymerizable monomer compound that can be used for a variety of liquid crystal devices is provided. Particularly, a novel liquid crystal composition including the novel polymerizable monomer compound and exhibiting a blue phase is provided. Further, a liquid crystal display device manufactured with the use of the liquid crystal composition is provided. A polymerizable monomer compound represented by the following general formula (G1) is provided. In the general formula (G1), n and m are individually an integer from 1 to 20 and may be the same as or different from each other, and R1 and R2 individually represent hydrogen or a methyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto IKENAGA, Daisuke KUBOTA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Sachiko KAWAKAMI
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Publication number: 20120277460Abstract: The present invention concerns the design of an environmentally friendly and efficient fluorous phase based on dendritic architectures containing short semifluorinated groups on their periphery.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAInventors: Virgil Percec, Christopher J. Wilson, Daniela A. Wilson, Andrew E. Feiring
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Patent number: 8298632Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal compound having a suitable value of refractive index anisotropy, a suitable value of dielectric anisotropy, steep characteristics electro-optic characteristics, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and a liquid crystal compounds especially having a wide temperature range of a nematic phase. A compound represented by formula (1). For example, R1 and R2 are each independently alkyl having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 9 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 8 carbons or alkenyloxy having 2 to 8 carbons; Q1 and Q4 are each independently fluorine or chlorine; Q2 and Q3 are each independently hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine, and one of Q2 and Q3 is hydrogen; Z is —CH2 O— or —COO—; and h is 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Teru Shimada, Junichi Yamashita
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Publication number: 20120245360Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of trifluoromethylated unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl compounds which comprises reacting an unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl halide with a trifluoroacetate of formula (I) or (II), wherein R1 is hydrogen or a C1-C5 alkyl group and M an alkali metal or an ammonium ion, in the presence of and an anorganic halogenide salt or a trifluoroacetacid salt as activator compound and a catalytic combination of a copper salt with a monodentate, bidentate or tridentate aromatic or aliphatic amine or pyridine ligand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: SALTIGO GMBHInventors: Alain Cotté, Matthias Gotta, Matthias Beller, Thomas Schareina, Alexander Zapf, Xiao-feng Wu
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Patent number: 8188306Abstract: Novel compounds useful for inhibiting the 90kDa heat shock proteins containing a quinone-like moiety and a di-hydroxy phenol like moiety, similar to geldanamycin and radicicol.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: University of KansasInventors: Brian S. J. Blagg, Gang Shen
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Patent number: 8173749Abstract: A diamine compound of formula (I) is proposed as well as polymers, copolymers, polyamic acids, polyamic acid esters, or polyimides based on such compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Rolic AGInventors: Thomas Bachels, Zoubair Mohammed Cherkaoui, Guy Marck, Olivier Muller, Joachim Reichardt, Andreas Schuster, Hubert Seiberle, Peggy Studer, Thomas Peglow, Jean-Francois Eckert
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Publication number: 20120088926Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the synthesis of a iodinating agent, being said iodinating agent iodine chloride (ICI.) In particular, the present invention relates to a process for the electrochemical preparation of ICI, as a useful iodinating agent in the preparation of iodinated organic compounds for use as contrast agents or their precursors in the synthesis of the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: BRACCO IMAGING S.P.A.Inventors: Pier Lucio Anelli, Carlo Felice Viscardi, Pietro Delogu, Fabrizio Goffredi, Alfonso Nardelli, Giovanni Battista Giovenzana
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Publication number: 20120071618Abstract: This invention relates to liquid crystal compositions, and polymer networks and articles comprising the compositions. The compositions comprise at least one compound of the group of compounds represented by the structures of each of the following Formulas (IV), (V) and (VI), as defined herein. A process for making the composition is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and CompanyInventor: Marc B. Goldfinger
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Patent number: 8101095Abstract: The racemic and chiral compounds expressed by common formula 1 and formula 2: wherein the lateral substituents X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and X8 in the benzene rings represent independently hydrogen and fluorine atoms, bridge group Z represent independently the single bond or COO, CH2CH2, CH2O and OCH2 group, substituent Y represents CH3, or CH2F, CHF2, CF3, C2H5 group, symbols n, m, r and t are independently integers of 1 to 8; symbols p and s signify independently number of 0 to 1 and its orthoconic antiferroelectric long helical pitch mixtures prepared by the methods 1) to the racemic components selected from compounds 1 are added chiral components selected from the compound of formula 1 and/or chiral components selected from the compounds of formula 2 and/or another optically active compounds with high helical twisting power, 2) to chiral compound 1 which helical pitches increases with the temperature increase is added chiral compound 1 which helical pitch decreases with temperature increase.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna IM. Jaroslawa DabrowskiegoInventors: Roman Slawomir Dabrowski, Krzysztof Ludwik Czuprynski, Przemyslaw Kula, Magdalena Zurowska, Wojciech Rejmer, Wiktor Piecek, Zbigniew Raszewski
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Publication number: 20110301305Abstract: According to the present invention, a polymer is obtained by polycondensation of a fluorinated dicarboxylic acid derivative of the general formula (M-1) or an acid anhydride of the fluorinated dicarboxylic acid with a polyfunctional compound having two to four reactive groups corresponding in reactivity to carbonyl moieties of the fluorinated dicarboxylic acid derivative or acid anhydride. [Chem. 134] AOCF2C-Q-CF2COA???(M-1) In the above formula, Q represents a divalent organic group having a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring; and A and A? each independently represent an organic group. This polymer exhibits a sufficiently low dielectric constant for use as a semiconductor protection film and has the capability of forming a film at a relatively low temperature of 250° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Yoshimi Isono, Satoru Narizuka, Hidehisa Nanai, Kazuhiro Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20110166272Abstract: In a process for producing a tetrabromophthalic diester composition, a liquid reaction mixture is prepared comprising tetrabromophthalic anhydride (TBPA), a C2 to C6 polyhydric aliphatic alcohol (PAA) and an alkylene oxide (AO) selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, said reaction mixture being substantially free of an organic solvent. While agitating the reaction mixture, the temperature of the reaction mixture is raised to at least 50° C. to allow the TBPA to react with the PAA and AO to produce a diester composition. The reaction is terminated when the diester composition has an acid value equal to or less than 0.25 mg KOH/gm of the diester composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: CHEMTURA CORPORATIONInventors: David W. Bartley, Roy Pickering, Thomas G. Ray
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Publication number: 20110152210Abstract: Synthetic polyphenolic compounds of formula (I), their modes of synthesis, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are provided herein. Use of the compounds and compositions described herein for inhibiting proteasomal activity and for treating cancer is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicants: THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/McGILL UNIVERSITY, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Tak-Hang CHAN, Q. Ping DOU
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Patent number: 7932014Abstract: A photosensitive compound has two or more structural units, in a molecule, represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 to R8 are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acetoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and an alkyl group in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms are optionally replaced by fluorine atoms; R9 is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group; X is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene group; and Y is an oxygen atom or a single bond.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshiki Ito
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Patent number: 7923573Abstract: A superior LXR modulator is provided. A compound represented by the general formula (I): [wherein R1: —COR9 (wherein R9: alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy or optionally substituted amino); R2: H, OH, alkoxy, optionally substituted amino, etc.; R3: H, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted amino, halogeno, etc.; R4 and R5: H, optionally substituted alkyl, halogeno, etc.; R6 and R7: H, alkyl; R8: —X2R10 [wherein R10: —COR11 (wherein R11: OH, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted amino, etc.), —SO2R12 (wherein R12: optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted amino, etc.), tetrazol-5-yl, etc.; X2: single bond, optionally substituted alkylene, etc.]; X1: —NH—, —O—, —S—, etc.; Y1: optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered aromatic heterocyclyl; Y2: optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, etc.] and the like is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, LimitedInventors: Kazuhiko Tamaki, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Kozo Oda, Naoki Terasaka, Daisuke Nakai, Masakazu Nakadai
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Patent number: 7919648Abstract: The invention relates to compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein Ra is alkyl or the like; Rb is fluorine or —CF3; A is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z is a single bond, alkylene or the like; Y is a single bond, alkylene or the like; and m and n are an integer of approximately 0 to approximately 5.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventor: Takashi Kato
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Publication number: 20110065859Abstract: A thermally stable diamine compound of formula (I?) is proposed as well as polymers, copolymers, polyamic acids, polyamic acid esters, or polyimides based on such compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: ROLIC AGInventors: Izabela Bury, Guy Marck, Satish Palika, Peggy Studer
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Publication number: 20100331567Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of iodinated phenols, —in particular, it relates to a process including the electrochemical iodination of 3,5-disubstituted phenols of formula (1) to the corresponding 3,5-disubstituted-2,4,6-triiodophenols of formula (2), which are useful intermediates for the synthesis of x-ray contrast media, and to the preparation of the contrast media themselves. Furthermore, the present invention includes the electrochemical iodination of 3,5-disubstituted anilines of formula (6) to the corresponding 3,5-disubstituted-2,4,6-triiodoanilins of formula (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: BRACCO IMAGING S.P.A.Inventors: Giovanni Battista Giovenzana, Camilla Cavallotti, Luciano Lattuada, Fulvio Uggeri
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Patent number: 7790915Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) compound having generally required physical properties, low viscosity, proper optical anisotropy, proper dielectric anisotropy and good compatibility with other LC compounds is described. An LC composition including the compound and an LCD device including the composition are also described. The compound is expressed by formula (1a): wherein the ring A1 and the ring A2 are independently 1,4-phenylene, pyridine-2,5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl or naphthalene-2,6-diyl, in which any hydrogen can be replaced by halogen; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond, —(CH2)2—, —(CH2)4—, —CH?CH—, —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO— or —OCO—; Xa, Xb, Xc, Xd, Xe and Xf are independently hydrogen or fluorine; Y is —OCH2F, —OCHF2, —OCF3, —SCH2F, —SCHF2, —SCF3, —CH2F, —CHF2, —CF3, fluorine or chlorine; La and Lb are independently hydrogen or fluorine; and “l” and “m” are independently equal to 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignees: Chisso Petrochemical Corporation, Chisso CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Kondou, Shuichi Matsui, Keiji Kimura
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Patent number: 7785675Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (I). (In the formula, R1 is hydrogen or C1-8 alkyl; ring A is 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-trans-cyclohexylene, or 2,6-naphthylene; Z1 and Z2 each are —COO—, —OCO—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —C?C—, or a single bond; m is 1 or 2; n is 0 or 1; X1 and X2 each are C1-3 alkyl or alkoxy or hydrogen, provided that when one of X1 and X2 is hydrogen, the other must not be hydrogen; Y1 and Y2 each are hydrogen, fluorine, or chlorine; Q is C1-8 saturated or unsaturated alkyl in which all or part of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by a halogen atom; and L is oxygen atom or a single bond.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Adeka CorporationInventors: Masatomi Irisawa, Tomohisa Miura, Hirokatsu Shinano
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Publication number: 20100119955Abstract: The present invention includes (1) an ester compound having a specific structure, (2) a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for lithium secondary battery comprising an electrolyte dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent and containing an ester compound having a specific structure in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by weight of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, which is excellent in initial battery capacity and cycle property, and (3) a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains an ester compound having a specific structure in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by weight of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Koji Abe, Chisen Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7618690Abstract: A liquid crystal compound represented by the formula CH2?CR1—COO-(L)k-E1-E2-E3-E4-R2 wherein R1: a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2: a C1-8 alkyl group; k: 0 or 1; L: —(CH2)pO— or —(CH2)q— (wherein each of p and q which are independent of each other, is an integer of from 2 to 8); E1: a 1,4-phenylene group; E2, E3, E4: each independently a 1,4-phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group and at least one of E2 and E3 is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, provided that the 1,4-phenylene group and trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group in E1 to E4, may be such that a hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom in each group may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a methyl group. To provide a novel liquid crystal compound for preparing an optical element which can exhibit a proper Rd value depending upon usable wavelength and application and which is excellent in durability against a blue laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Hiromichi Nagayama, Yuriko Kaida, Kara Yoshida
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Patent number: 7597942Abstract: The invention relates to a polymerisable liquid crystal (LC) material, to optically biaxial films prepared thereof, to novel polymerisable compounds used therein and to the use of the material and films in optical devices like compensators and LC displays (LCDs).Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Alison Linda May, Peter (Fangyun) Hsu, Tara Perrett, Ashley Nathan Smith, Owain Llyr Parri
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Patent number: 7507853Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of phenolic carboxylic acid derivatives catalysed by biocatalytic esterification, transesterification or amidation of a corresponding lower alkyl ester. Biocatalysis is performed in the presence of suitable enzymes, e.g. hydrolases, especially esterases, amidases, lipases and proteases.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2003Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Reinhold Öhrlein, Gabriele Baisch, Kai-Uwe Schöning, Jemima Schmidt, Sandra Franziska Mayer
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Publication number: 20080293888Abstract: A diamine compound of formula (I) is proposed as well as polymers, copolymers, polyamic acids, polyamic acid esters, or polyimides based on such compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: ROLIC AGInventors: Thomas Bachels, Zoubair Mohammed Cherkaoui, Guy Marck, Olivier Muller, Joachim Reichardt, Andreas Schuster, Hubert Seiberle, Peggy Studer, Thomas Peglow, Jean-Francois Eckert
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Patent number: 7407691Abstract: Provided are a liquid-crystal compound and a liquid-crystal composition containing the compound, of which the advantages are that they show nematic hybrid orientation on a rubbed TAC substrate, they are polymerizable in open air and they readily give a polymer having a high degree of polymerization even when exposed to a relatively small total quantity of light. The films formed by photopolymerizing them keep nematic hybrid orientation. The compound is represented by formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen or an alkyl; R2 is a hydrogen, —OCF3, etc.; A1 is a 1,4-phenylene, etc.; A2 and A3 are independently a 1,4-cyclohexylene, a 1,4-phenylene, etc.; X1 is a single bond, —O—, etc.; X2 and X3 are independently a single bond, —COO—, —C?C—, —CONH—, etc.; m is an integer of from 0 to 20; and n is 1 or 0.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Ryushi Shundo, Tomohiro Etou, Masami Kimura
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Patent number: 7312366Abstract: Methods for preparing 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorodimethylolbenzene, an intermediate for the preparation of pyrethroids, are disclosed. A method for preparing 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorodimethylolbenzene includes the reduction of tetrafluoroterephthalate. Various reduction processes are disclosed, which are simple and safe and can afford the product in high yield and purity. Processes for preparing tefluthrin from 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorodimethylolbenzene, by halogenation, hydrogenation, and esterification, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Jiangsu Yangong Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dongchao Wang, Youfa Jiang
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Patent number: 7108896Abstract: A method of increasing helical twisting power (HTP) in an optically active compound used in a liquid crystal material is provided. An optically active compound which exhibits a large HTP value is also provided. Furthermore, a liquid crystal composition which exhibits a high upper temperature limit of the liquid crystal after the addition of the optically active compound, and a liquid crystal display device using the same are provided. In a method, an HTP of a compound having a partial structure represented by formula (A), which has an asymmetric carbon atom, is increased by replacing the partial structure represented by formula (A) by a partial structure represented by formula (B) (wherein * represents the position of an asymmetric carbon atom, Y1 represents a substituent such as an alkyl group and a halogen).Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Hidetoshi Nakata, Makoto Sasaki, Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Haruyoshi Takatsu
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Patent number: RE42221Abstract: A polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing compounds represented by the formula (1-1) and the formula (1-2), compounds represented by the formula (2-1) and the formula (2-2), and a compound represented by the formula (3-1): the polymerizable liquid crystal composition having homogeneous, homeotropic, or hybrid alignment, which can be coated on a support substrate, for example, of a transparent plastic film such as a triacetyl cellulose film or cycloolefin polymer film, or glass, and is aligned on a substrate as a polymer film while maintaining the alignment.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Maiko Ito, Masami Kimura, Ryushi Shundo