Patents Assigned to Hyconix, Inc.
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Patent number: 11814348Abstract: Provided is an oxidizing composition, in which a liquid medium is substantially inert in the presence of an oxidizing electrophile contained in the liquid medium. The composition comprises (a) an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element in oxidized form and at least one conjugate anion of an oxygen acid; (b) a non-oxidizable liquid selected from a fluorinated hydrocarbon, a sulfone, a deactivated arene, a deactivated aliphatic, a deactivated heteroarene, a deactivated heteroaliphatic, and a combination thereof; and (c) optionally one or more salt additives. Further provided are a method of using the oxidizing composition to oxidize a substrate and a method of generating and/or regenerating an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Roy A. Periana, Brian G. Hashiguchi, Michael M. Konnick
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Publication number: 20230120038Abstract: Provided is a method of producing an anhydride of an organic mono-acid comprising contacting an organic mono-acid and a thermally regenerable anhydride to produce the anhydride of the organic mono-acid, and either a diacid of the regenerable anhydride, a partially hydrolyzed regenerable anhydride, or both. In a particular example, acetic acid and glutaric anhydride can be reacted to form acetic anhydride.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Johnathan Gorke, Brian Hashiguchi, Michael Konnick, Jeffrey Elks, Jeremy Patt, Juan Gamboa
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Patent number: 11608306Abstract: Provided is a method of producing an anhydride of an organic mono-acid comprising contacting an organic mono-acid and a thermally regenerable anhydride to produce the anhydride of the organic mono-acid, and either a diacid of the regenerable anhydride, a partially hydrolyzed regenerable anhydride, or both. In a particular example, acetic acid and glutaric anhydride can be reacted to form acetic anhydride.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Johnathan Gorke, Brian Hashiguchi, Michael Konnick, Jeffrey Elks, Jeremy Patt, Juan Gamboa
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Publication number: 20220371983Abstract: Provided is a first process of producing an anhydride of an organic mono-acid comprising performing a transanhydridization reaction of an organic mono-acid and a thermally regenerable anhydride to produce the anhydride of the organic mono-acid and an acid of the thermally regenerable anhydride, wherein at least one of the organic mono-acid and thermally regenerable anhydride is provided by a preprocess that is integrated with the first process. An anhydride production system that is integrated with at least one preprocess, a wood acetylation process coupled to an acetic anhydride production process, a process of supplying an acetic acid reactant feed to a transanhydridization reaction unit, and an integrated wood acetylation and anhydride production system also are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Johnathan Gorke, Brian Hashiguchi, Michael Konnick, Jay Kouba, Erik Scher, Jeremy Patt, Mary Bjorklund
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Patent number: 11396492Abstract: Provided is a process for converting a hydrocarbon comprising at least one C—H bond to a nitrogen-functionalized product. The process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon and (i) an oxidizing electrophile comprising (a) a main group element or transition metal in oxidized form and (b) at least one nitrogen-containing ligand, or (ii) an oxidant and a reduced form of an oxidizing electrophile comprising (a) a main group element or transition metal and (b) at least one nitrogen-containing ligand, in a solvent to provide the nitrogen-functionalized product and an electrophile reduction product. Further provided is an oxidizing composition comprising the oxidizing electrophile with at least one nitrogen-containing ligand and a non-oxidizable liquid.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignees: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Roy A. Periana, Brian G. Hashiguchi, Sae Hume Park, Niles Jensen Gunsalus
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Publication number: 20210347722Abstract: Provided is a method of producing an anhydride of an organic mono-acid comprising contacting an organic mono-acid and a thermally regenerable anhydride to produce the anhydride of the organic mono-acid, and either a diacid of the regenerable anhydride, a partially hydrolyzed regenerable anhydride, or both. In a particular example, acetic acid and glutaric anhydride can be reacted to form acetic anhydride.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Johnathan Gorke, Brian Hashiguchi, Michael Konnick, Jeffrey Elks, Jeremy Patt, Juan Gamboa
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Patent number: 11078136Abstract: Provided is a process for converting an alkane to an alkene. The process comprises (a) contacting the alkane and either (i) an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element in oxidized form, or (ii) an oxidant and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile, in a liquid medium comprising an oxygen acid and optionally one or more additives selected from a non-oxidizable liquid, a salt additive, a Lewis acid, and water, to provide an oxidized intermediate and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile; (b) optionally separating the oxidized intermediate and the reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile; and (c) performing an elimination reaction on the oxidized intermediate to provide the alkene and the oxygen acid.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: The Scripps Research Institute, Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Roy A. Periana, Brian G. Hashiguchi, Michael M. Konnick
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Publication number: 20210163503Abstract: Provided is an oxidizing composition, in which a liquid medium is substantially inert in the presence of an oxidizing electrophile contained in the liquid medium. The composition comprises (a) an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element in oxidized form and at least one conjugate anion of an oxygen acid; (b) a non-oxidizable liquid selected from a fluorinated hydrocarbon, a sulfone, a deactivated arene, a deactivated aliphatic, a deactivated heteroarene, a deactivated heteroaliphatic, and a combination thereof; and (c) optionally one or more salt additives. Further provided are a method of using the oxidizing composition to oxidize a substrate and a method of generating and/or regenerating an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicants: The Scripps Research Institute, Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Roy A. PERIANA, Brian G. HASHIGUCHI, Michael M. KONNICK
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Patent number: 10858301Abstract: Provided is a process for oxidizing an alkene. The process comprises contacting an alkene, and either an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element in oxidized form or an oxidant and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile, in a liquid medium comprising an oxygen acid and optionally one or more additives selected from a non-oxidizable liquid, a salt additive, a Lewis acid, and water, to provide an oxygenate and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile. The process optionally further comprises separating the oxygenate and the reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile. The oxygenate can be further hydrolyzed to form an alcohol, diol, or polyol.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignees: The Scripps Research Institute, Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Roy A. Periana, Brian G. Hashiguchi, Michael M. Konnick
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Publication number: 20200377448Abstract: Provided is a process for converting a hydrocarbon comprising at least one C—H bond to a nitrogen-functionalized product. The process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon and (i) an oxidizing electrophile comprising (a) a main group element or transition metal in oxidized form and (b) at least one nitrogen-containing ligand, or (ii) an oxidant and a reduced form of an oxidizing electrophile comprising (a) a main group element or transition metal and (b) at least one nitrogen-containing ligand, in a solvent to provide the nitrogen-functionalized product and an electrophile reduction product. Further provided is an oxidizing composition comprising the oxidizing electrophile with at least one nitrogen-containing ligand and a non-oxidizable liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicants: The Scripps Research Institute, Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Roy A. PERIANA, Brian G. HASHIGUCHI, Sae Hume PARK, Niles Jensen GUNSALUS
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Publication number: 20200095179Abstract: Provided is a process for converting an alkane to an alkene. The process comprises (a) contacting the alkane and either (i) an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element in oxidized form, or (ii) an oxidant and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile, in a liquid medium comprising an oxygen acid and optionally one or more additives selected from a non-oxidizable liquid, a salt additive, a Lewis acid, and water, to provide an oxidized intermediate and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile; (b) optionally separating the oxidized intermediate and the reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile; and (c) performing an elimination reaction on the oxidized intermediate to provide the alkene and the oxygen acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicants: The Scripps Research Institute, Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Roy A. PERIANA, Brian G. HASHIGUCHI, Michael M. KONNICK
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Publication number: 20200095183Abstract: Provided is a process for oxidizing an alkene. The process comprises contacting an alkene, and either an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element in oxidized form or an oxidant and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile, in a liquid medium comprising an oxygen acid and optionally one or more additives selected from a non-oxidizable liquid, a salt additive, a Lewis acid, and water, to provide an oxygenate and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile. The process optionally further comprises separating the oxygenate and the reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile. The oxygenate can be further hydrolyzed to form an alcohol, diol, or polyol.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicants: The Scripps Research Institute, Hyconix, Inc.Inventors: Roy A. PERIANA, Brian G. HASHIGUCHI, Michael M. KONNICK